Euchen Glen is a tough, loveable older horse now at age nine. He was a cracking second behind Royal Champion last time out in the Doonside Cup, albeit well beaten into second.
He must prove he still has the legs to mix it with younger, more unexposed rivals now - given he's only ageing further. It'll be tough for him now.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/10/23 | DON | 10 | Hy | 9-9 | 4 |
| 07/10/23 | ASC | 12 | Gd | 9-6 | 4 |
| 21/09/23 | AYR | 10 | GS | 10-0 | 2 |
| 09/09/23 | HAY | 14 | Gd | 9-4 | 12 |
| 26/08/23 | YOR | 14 | GF | 8-13 | 4 |
Hamish ran a huge race on seasonal reappearance when winning the G3 Ormonde Stakes at Chester, he was put away again until the Irish St. Leger, where he ran superstar Kyprios right to the line.
Hamish was only beaten three quarters of a length and there was a yawning gap back to the third. On that run, he's unequivocally the one to beat.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/23 | NMK | 12 | Hy | 9-9 | 1 |
| 04/08/23 | GOO | 12 | GS | 9-6 | 1 |
| 15/07/23 | YOR | 14 | GS | 9-3 | 1 |
| 11/05/23 | CHS | 13.5 | Sft | 9-5 | 1 |
| 22/10/22 | NBY | 12 | Hy | 9-9 | 2 |
Get Shirty hasn't kicked on since his trio of successes in the Braveheart Handicap, Copper Horse Handicap and the Old Newton Cup respectively - albeit they were very good runs for him.
He was upped in class last time out in the Doncaster Cup (G2) which probably stretched his stamina a tad. He finished 5th of 6 there and he has questions to answer in group company once again.
Third Realm is without a win since his second start this season in May. He bolted up in the Tapster stakes at Goodwood there, but he's not really kicked on since.
He's finished ninth of nine, and sixth of eight in his last two starts, he must put his best foot forward here should he have any sort of chance.
High Definition is off the back of three successive, disappointing efforts here, and it's difficult to see why this race should spark a revival in form.
He was a one time Derby favourite and it's not unfair to say he's not lived up to his expectation, and he's on something of a recovery mission now. Being an Aidan O'Brien horse, he must be feared, but on form he must improve.
Tricky.
Farhan won the Sky Bet Handicap at the York Ebor meeting last time out. It was a competitive race with lots of decent horses but he did win quite comfortably, contrary to the official winning distance.
He will have to improve again now upped in class, but that's not totally out of the question.
Candleford bolted up ay at Ascot on his seasonal reappearance when winning the Duke Of Edinburgh by 6L at the royal meeting.
He's failed to back up that huge run since though, not finishing closer than fourth in any run. He has questions to answer now.
Cresta won the Royal Windsor August Stakes (listed) on his last start at Windsor, by 6L in seriously stylish fashion.
That represented his first win since his debut success last August, and it was good to see him take a step in the right direction.
He has more on his plate again, but he's seemingly going the right way.
Good Show has only made the track once. He won on debut at Hamilton last month, by a nose from Makfoul. Makfoul has an official rating of 80, so Good Show looks to have an almost unreachable target here.
He must improve at the very least 20lbs, and that's an almost unreasonable ask at this stage in his career.
