slowly away, in rear, never on terms
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out
chased leader, kept on final furlong
held up mid-division, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out
made all, ridden final furlong
held up mid-division, stayed on over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, kept on final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Brad's Luck does not look far off an elusive first win, but MARKET WATCHER makes more appeal and gets the vote in this stayers' contest. Brad's Luck comes out again quickly after a race over a similar trip at Lingfield on Wednesday where he never got totally involved, but stayed on quite well nonetheless. Franny Norton again gets the leg-up on this gelding, who has certainly slid to a reasonable mark and gets the three-year-old allowance, so a market check is advised. Squirtle loves a test of stamina and has won here over 1m 6f, and also at this trip elsewhere on turf. He is back below the mark from which he won at Warwick in the summer and is far from out of it. Wester Lodge has to be given consideration and was not beaten far over course and distance from this same mark last time, while Dazzling Begum has bags of stamina but doesn¿t win too often and races from a prohibitive mark tonight. Bute Street is not bred to get anything like as far as this, but ironically, he showed his best form so far when tried over slightly shorter last time and may be capable of getting closer from a 1lb lower mark. Sir Sandicliffe has just two wins from 44 attempts, yet he is still 1lb higher than either of those successes and with top weight makes little appeal, which leads us back to Market Watcher. The eight-year-old stays very well and was a course and distance winner from a 3lb lower mark in January. Seamus Fahey has had little luck in two runs on the flat and over hurdles back in Ireland since then, so returns him here, and we¿ll take the chance that he can bounce back.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, some headway final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind John Forbes (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Market Watcher (USA) 12-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden in moderate 6th over 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 8th of 10, 12l behind Darenjan (9-10) at Tramore 2m hcp 50-80 gd in Aug.
Squirtle (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway 2f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 11, 9l behind Snowberry Hill (9-6) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Wester Lodge (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway on inside well over 1f, soon ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind John Forbes (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Dazzling Begum 9-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 1f out, edged left and no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Cape Marien (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Menelaus 13-2 (9-10) Led until 11f out, chased clear leader, led briefly 4f out, chased leaders until outpaced 2f out, rallied final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Babilu (9-4) at Chepstow 2m clm stks (6) sft in Jul.
Bute Street 50-1 (8-9) Chased leader, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Leyte Gulf (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Bundle Up 13-2 (8-4) Held up, headway on outside 5f out, pushed along to chase leaders 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 8l behind Penang Cinta (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Cry Presto (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Slowly away, towards rear, went moderate 6th over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure, 5th of 15, 13l behind Mosman Park (9-1) at Ballinrobe 1m 6f hcp 47-65 in Aug.
Yellow Ridge (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra in 6th 1 1/2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 17, 14l behind Elas Child (7-13) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcap gd in Jul '08.
Brad's Luck (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, pushed along on outside 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4l behind Ja One (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Be Kind 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, raced keenly, ran green briefly 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 29l behind Blue Nymph (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Hill Of Clare (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Slowly away, always behind, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Kokkokila (11-0) at Goodwood 2m hcp (5) gs.
