held up, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
pushed along to lead, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out
keen, close up in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
A recent winner over today’s trip at Chester, TOGA TIGER can go in again. Most of a 6lb penalty is offset by an apprentice’s allowance and Kevin Frost’s charge is preferred to the lightly raced Exoteric. The latter makes his handicap debut having been off the track since May and has more scope than the remaining trio, who have all been well short of their best recently. Not Touch and Magnum have yet to win but Beauty Night scored over a mile on the all-weather back in April.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, smooth headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, easily, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Mighty Lady (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Magnum (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up, in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and beaten over 2f out, 6th of 7, 14l behind Proctor (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Exoteric 7-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Shraaoh (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Beauty Night 10-1 (9-3) Made most until ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 10l behind Feed The Goater (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Not Touch 12-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, kept on and no impression, last of 6, 8 1/4l behind Scarlet Dragon (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.