wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last pair, good headway near side rail edging left from over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, hung badly left and led towards finish
slowly away, rapid headway four wide chasing leaders 6f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
raced keenly, held up in last trio, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and held when carried left over 1f out, never on terms
chased leader, challenged from 2f out, ridden and every chance when hung left from over 1f out, 3rd and held when carried left and hampered towards finish
held up off the pace in last pair, some headway when not clear run and switched sharply left over 1f out, no impression
tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, stayed on to hold every chance entering final furlong, held when carried left towards finish
led, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, edged left off rail from over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra and held when carried left and hampered towards finish
chased leaders, unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden out wide and every chance 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
Another hugely-competitive handicap with most having some sort of chance. Global Acclaim finished ahead of Echo Beach when second over 7f at Doncaster while Double Dealing is still unexposed on Turf and finished ahead of Longlai and Larado on Polytrack last time but Dark Lion is 0-11 on the surface. AIR TO AIR (NAP) had no luck in-running when under a length behind Adelisa at Doncaster a fortnight ago. He’d also met interference in the Britannia Handicap at Ascot previously and could gain compensation today. Toronado Grey is an all-weather specialist based on the evidence so far.
Dark Lion (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Soon tracking leader until settled 3rd 8f out, went 2nd again 5f out, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dejame Paso (8-11) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Air To Air 4-1fav (9-4) Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, soon switched back right and raced awkwardly, looking held when not clear run again inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Bake (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Longlai (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no impression in 6th final furlong, gained a place towards finish, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Billhilly (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Double Dealing (IRE) 17-2 (9-1) Towards rear, bit closer in mid-division 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not get up, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Billhilly (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Echo Beach 7-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, held up towards rear, headway when not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, never going pace to get involved, 6th of 12, 3l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Adelisa (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Bake (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Larado (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd and plenty to do 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost places final 100 yards, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Billhilly (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Global Acclaim 25-1 (8-4) Held up in mid-division, headway near side of group 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Toronado Grey 9-1 (8-5) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Bonneval (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
