Wells Lyrical in touch, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on well

Soundbyte held up and behind, steady headway 3f out, switched left over 2f out, switched right and ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong

Neve Lieve teracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, joined and driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

Sleepy Hollow in touch on inner, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

Cape Tribulation tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

Puy D´Arnac held up towards rear, steady jheadway over 3f out, ridden along 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders

Haarth Sovereign midfield, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened

Red Wine steadied start, held up and behind, switched outside and headway 3f out, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders

Tritonville Lodge prominent, ridden along over 3f out, driven over 2f out and gradually weakened

Nemo Spirit midfield, headway on outer 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out

Lets Roll held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon no impression

Minkowski held up in midfield, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened

Mirjan in touch on inner, ridden along over 3f out, soon driven and weakened

Cleaver always towards rear

Burnt Oak held up, effort and some headway 3f out, soon ridden and weakened

West With The Wind led, ridden along 4f out, headed over 3f out and soon weakened

Lough Diver towards rear, some headway over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten

Opera Writer prominent, effort over 3f out and, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened

Motarid tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out and soon weakened

Mikado held up, always behind

A fair handicap featuring a combination of well-established and unexposed performers and in the end the latter group dominated. The field raced up the centre of the track in the straight. The gallop appeared to be sound, which suited WELLS LYRICAL, who tracked the leaders and found plenty for pressure to get the better of a relatively close finish and complete a hat-trick. He was fairly fresh, having had a break between his two previous successes, and has clearly improved more than the 6lb he had been put up. There looks to be more to come and he should make a decent staying handicapper next season, although connections hope he may be better than that.

Soundbyte, a dual winner at Brighton, had gone up 13lb since his handicap debut and was trying a new trip. He was held up at the back before picking his way through the field in the straight and was running on strongly in the closing stages. He looks one to keep on the right side on this evidence.

Neve Lieve has been progressing with racing and stayed 2m when winning last time. She was ridden positively and, striking for home early in the straight, stretched her rivals, only to be run down late on by two progressive types.

Sleepy Hollow, another stepping up in trip and racing off his highest mark, travelled well and had every chance in the last quarter-mile, only to fade slightly inside the final furlong. He may have not quite got home this time, but should last the trip next year when more mature.

Cape Tribulation, a dual 2m bumper winner, had scored over 1m2f on his second start on the Flat but stamina was not in doubt on this handicap debut. He moved up to chase the leading group going into the final two furlongs, but did not quite have the pace to reach the leaders. He looks an interesting prospect for novice hurdles if connections opt for that route.

Haarth Sovereign moved up to have his chance at the two-furlong pole before fading, and has yet to score on turf. Course specialist Red Wine was held up at the rear by his apprentice jockey before staying on strongly under hands-and-heels riding. This is his style of racing, though, and, in reasonable heart at present, he could well take his chance in the November Handicap, which he won way back in 2002.

Tritonville Lodge, better known as a staying hurdler, has put up a couple of promising runs on the Flat of late and ran well over a trip arguably short of his best. He got outpaced early in the straight before staying on again.

These were clear of the remainder, who included favourite Minkowski. The former French-trained gelding was close enough halfway up the straight before weakening and has something to prove.

*Lough Diver was reported to be unsuited by the going. [AR]

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