made all, ridden and joined 3f out, found extra inside final furlong, gamely
tracked leaders, ridden when weakened 2f out
close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
rider had difficulty removing hood and very slowly away, behind, headway halfway, no impression final 2f
tracked winner, ridden to join winner 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
Balducci makes a quick reappearance after winning at Haydock on Thursday. He'll cope with the faster ground but a penalty leaves him vulnerable to the likes of DUBAI DYNAMO. The latter finished well ahead of Norse Blues when third at Newcastle last time and Ruth Carr's charge drops down a grade for this. Sound Advice is difficult to catch right and the handicappper has done him no favours raising him 5lb for finishing second at Carlisle recently.
Sound Advice 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, chased winner and every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Johnno (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Unsinkable (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 17, 19l behind Ocean Tempest (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) sft in Mar.
Dubai Dynamo 15-2 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Dance And Dance (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Silver Rime (FR) 16-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 12th of 16, 15l behind Johnno (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Kiwi Bay 8-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Genius Boy (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Balducci 13-2 (9-12) Made all, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs beating Multi Bene (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Pintura 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Dutch Rose (9-2) at York 7f (2) gs in May.
Norse Blues 6-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 7th of 8, 7l behind Dance And Dance (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Genius Boy (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.