held up, ridden 2f out, headway, kept on to chase leaders and close up inside final furlong, not pace of winner
broke well, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong (disqualified and placed last for failing to draw correct weight)
tracked leaders, ridden from 3f out, every chance well inside final furlong, faded
mid-division, ridden and lost place over 2f out
slowly into stride, headway on outside 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, running on when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, headway 3f out, on outside, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace
in touch, ridden 2f out, close up inside final furlong, no extra
led after 1f, challenged from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
soon prominent, ridden and pressed leader from 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
broke well and led, headed after 1f, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten
never a factor
in touch and keen, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong
We'll take COOL SANDS to land this six-furlong handicap with recent winners Shakespeare's Son and Littledodayno also on the short list. The selection is able to act on both fibresand and polytrack and races over his optimum trip here. A Southwell winner last time out, he remains below his last winning polytrack mark in spite of a rise in the weights, he is in good heart, and he has a good draw, so he looks the one to be on. Shakespeare's Son attempts to give weight and a beating to the other dozen and has to defy a 6lb penalty for a five furlong fibresand win last time. He is also effective over six furlongs, but his form on this surface to date has not convinced and with a poor draw we will oppose. Littledodayno is 5lb higher than when winning over C&D last time and has struggled to win from this high in the past, so as he is another with an ordinary draw we'll take him on. Hamaasy seems to prefer the fibresand and returns to this from claiming company, stablemate Back In The Red has to prove he truly gets this trip, while Ryedane has a chance of reversing form with Littledodayno and looks a better proposition than many in spite of his draw. Cool Sands is the one for us here.
Shakespeare's Son 11-4jt-fav (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, all out towards finish, won at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (5) fbs beating Bishopbriggs (9-2) by a hd, 10 ran.
Littledodayno (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Broke well, in touch, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug beating Ryedane (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Back In The Red (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Outpaced, hung left final furlong, ran on final 100yds, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 3l behind Equuleus Pictor (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Cool Sands (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 10l behind Applesnap (9-1) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Royal Challenge 20-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 15, 5l behind Woodsley House (8-13) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Garstang 20-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Vintage (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Hamaasy 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Varadouro (9-12) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Jul.
Grimes Faith 10-1 (9-9) Slightly hampered start, behind, ridden and effort over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 12l behind Almost Married (9-7) at Ayr 6f app hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Ryedane (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Littledodayno (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Morse (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Patavium Prince (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
All You Need (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left under pressure final furlong, kept on, 4th of 12, 2l behind Littledodayno (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Danzig Fox 9-1 (8-13) Reared start, always towards rear, 10th of 15, 14l behind Zennerman (8-12) at Chester 1m app hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Sion Hill (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader and keen, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 17l behind Nesno (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
