led, ridden 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, weakened final 100yds
awkward start, held up in rear, switched and headway when ridden over 1f out, hung left but strong run to lead well inside final furlong, won going away
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost position, weakened final furlong
taken down early, midfield, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
midfield, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened when hung left 1f out
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 75yds
taken down early, pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened inside final furlong
ALLIGATOR ALLEY hasn't hit the mark since joining David O'Meara from Joseph O'Brien but he's on a tempting mark now and has been contesting far better handicap sprints this term. Birkenhead is dangerous in receipt of a stone from the selection but he's not one to totally rely upon having followed up a win in a 20-runner York handicap by finishing last of four at Musselburgh. Smeaton's Light only has a 1-15 career record but was a close-up fifth in a competitive Brighton handicap last time, a repeat of which would see him involved. Khabib always seems to run his race and can also take a hand.
Muker (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, faded towards finish, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Blackrod (8-9) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Alligator Alley 5-1jfav (9-8) Reared start, in rear, hampered well over 1f out, never placed to challenge, 9th of 12, 4l behind Mattice (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Modular Magic 25-1 (9-7) Slowly away in rear, ridden 2f out, some late headway, never on terms, 7th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Silky Wilkie (9-10) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Smeaton's Light (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Pressed leader, pushed along to lead narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Pink Crystal (9-11) at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Khabib (IRE) 5-2 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway on inside final furlong, every chance final 100 yards, no extra close home, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Mid Winster (9-3) at Catterick 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Ben Macdui (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Wide and headway to lead after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Dream Composer (9-9) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
Runninwild 12-1 (9-4) Led near side, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20, 23 1/4l behind Good Earth (9-5) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Birkenhead 3-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge on outside approaching final furlong, not quicken and no extra inside final furlong, last of 4, 7 1/4l behind Eeh Bah Gum (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
