made all, hung left to far rail from over 1f out, ran on gamely, unchallenged
raced in 4th on inside, headway far side of group 3f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, always held
close 3rd out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, never a factor
chased winner, ridden and lost lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra in 3rd
held up off the pace in last trio, never on terms
mid-division, pushed along out wide over 2f out, soon weakened
steadied start, held up in last pair, never on terms
Biplane scored at Newcastle last time and her only win on Turf so far came at this track last season. But Jim Goldie has sent out the last two winners of this and RORY gets the vote having been beaten less than a length on his last couple of outings, including over this trip at Musselburgh on Saturday. Alpine Sierra and Oot Ma Way debut for the selection’s yard while Retirement Beckons could only manage fourth in this last year.
Alpine Sierra (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind Sucellus (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Rory 9-2 (9-11) Soon led and clear with one other 2f, reduced lead over 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 6, nk behind Viva Voce (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Biplane (USA) 4-1 (9-9) Prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in May beating Odd Socks Havana (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Tangled (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Novak (9-11) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gd in May.
Kalahari Prince (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Bulleit (8-12) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
Retirement Beckons 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven along 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Hostelry (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Oot Ma Way (FR) 14-1 (10-5) Led, headed home turn, weakened after 3 out, last of 7, 34 1/2l behind Maimie's Magic (10-8) at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Spirit Of Ash (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Edged left from stalls, soon led, pushed along and headed from 2f out, soon ridden and edged right, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 10l behind Satono Chevalier (10-8) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Feb.
