tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along 5f out, ridden and weakened turning in
led but pressed, pushed along 5f out, reminders 4f out, headed over 3f out, lost 2nd home turn, weakened soon after
held up in 5th on inside, switched out going well enough home turn, soon 3rd, switched back to inside over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
wore hood to post, pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra in 3rd
tracked leading pair on inside, switched out 3f out, 2nd going well turning in, led inside final 2f, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
It could pay to stick with the progressive MOSTLY CLOUDY in this. He landed a four-timer with a victory over the extended 2m at Doncaster last time and there looks more to come over today’s trip. Speedo Boy arrived in better form when landing this contest last year and was well beaten at Chester in May along with stablemate Mancini. Baileys Derbyday came up short over 2m once again when placed at Kempton while Single is a rare winner and remains hard to predict.
Speedo Boy (FR) 12-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, held up, headway out wide to lead 8f out, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, 19 3/4l behind Spirit Mixer (9-9) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Baileys Derbyday 18-5 (8-11) Handy behind clear leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and led briefly well over 1f out, soon headed and every chance final furlong, no extra final 110 yards, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Master Milliner (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Single (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Keen led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 11 1/4l behind Nikhi (8-7) at Chester 2m hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
Mancini 14-1 (10-0) Mid-division, pushed along and lost position 3f out, gradually faded, last of 8, 10 1/2l behind Cogital (10-2) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mostly Cloudy (IRE) 8-11fav (8-13) Held up in rear, nudged along over 3f out, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden 2f out, carried right and bumped by rival over 1f out, edged right and headed final 100yds, stayed on strongly to lead again final strides (hand time), won at Doncaster 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating The Predictor (8-3) by hd, 6 ran.