pulled hard, tracked leader, led after 7f, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
raced keenly, led 7f, chased leader, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded
held up, closed over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, went 3rd inside final furlong
pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out
keen early, in rear, behind over 3f out, headway from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
NonRunner
None have raced over this far before but MANTON WARRIOR has won twice over 1m6f at Chelmsford, including his latest outing. He’s been raised 5lb but is taken to confirm earlier running with Withoutdestination and go in again. Young Merlin has also scored over 1m6f though struggled off today’s higher mark at Salisbury last time. He’s still preferred to stablemate Great Bear and the out-of-form Buriram but Trouble Shooter continues to improve having completed a double over 1m4f last month and could go well if lasting home.
Buriram (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, never pace to challenge, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Trinity Star (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Great Bear 4-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Dramatic Device (9-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Young Merlin (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 5l behind Land Of Oz (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Manton Warrior (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along over 4f out, effort on outside 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Mon Frere (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Trouble Shooter (IRE) 2-1fav (8-9) Close up, short of room over 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Aussie Breeze (8-4) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Withoutdestination 14-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, headway well over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Baasem (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Aug.