prominent, pushed before 6f out, ridden before 4f out and soon dropped to rear, tailed off
led, pushed and ridden after 3f out, headed 2f out and gradually weakened
midfield, smooth headway to track leader 3f out, hit front 2f out before pushed, headed before final furlong, no match for front pair late on
very slow to break, in rear, smooth progress before 3f out, travelled strongly into lead before final furlong, pushed out late on
prominent, struggling to keep tabs on leaders when pushed after 3f out, faded before ridden after 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed after 3f out and made headway, every chance when ridden before final furlong, stayed on well but always held by winner
towards rear, pushed after 3f out, soon tailed off
Percy Prosecco has become hard to predict and hasn’t won in almost three years but Fred Bear was a winner over course and distance in June, with Henry The Fifth a well-beaten third, and Simon Walker is likely to employ forcing tactics again. An 18-race maiden, Easy Equation is in need of some help from the handicapper and FEN TIGER is preferred given he wasn’t stopping when landing an apprentices' handicap over 1m4f at Leicester in June.
Christopher Robin (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Behind, ridden 10f out, well adrift final 5f, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Psyche (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Fred Bear (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, plugged on, 4th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Mukha Magic (10-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Henry The Fifth (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division, never involved, 5th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Storm Chaser (9-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Percy Prosecco 9-1 (10-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, wide straight, ridden along 2f out in seventh, kept on without threatening leaders, 7th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Point Of Honour (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Easy Equation (FR) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked winner, pushed along over 4f out, lost 2nd inside final 4f, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on in modest 3rd inside final 2f, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind At The Double (8-5) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Fen Tiger (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, tracked winner who went clear after halfway, closer 3f out, switched out over 2f out, led inside final 2f, carried head bit awkwardly but stayed on well, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jun beating Master Grey (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Lofty 20-1 (10-10) Off the pace and never closer than mid-division, behind final 2f, 11th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Jamih (10-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
