steadied start, held up last but in touch, not clear run 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, chased leader entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final 120 yards, won going away
went right start, soon crossed over to lead on rail, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 120 yards
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up tracking leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leading pair on outside, ridden and hung right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Newcastle winner Bellechance, withdrawn from a better race at Newmarket yesterday, faces a similarly stiff task here. Abshir Zain was last of 15 on his debut at Newmarket and will have to improve dramatically on that to score here while Sixx has struggled since scoring on his debut at Salisbury. Stablemate Red Seventy won well at the same track last month, however, and has plenty of scope for further improvement but he could find the filly POETIC DANCER a tough nut to crack. After a promising debut, she won a shade cosily at Newbury next time and the form of that race has worked out well.
Red Seventy 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun beating Minal (9-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Sixx 11-2 (9-5) Led narrowly, stumbled and headed over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 29l behind Factory Time (9-2) at Chepstow 6f 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Jun.
Abshir Zain (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 15, 25l behind Coupe de Ville (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Jun.
Bellechance 11-4fav (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun beating Haafkry (8-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Poetic Dancer 7-1 (8-1) Tracked leader, hard ridden to lead 1f out, strongly challenged, stayed on well under pressure, won at Newbury 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gf in May beating Esentepe (8-11) by 1/2l, 15 ran.