chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
very slowly away, always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f
always behind
Nonrunner
The vote here goes to Brief Statement, with his main dangers given as Insubordinate and Balwearie. Despite being a pound worse off for the short head that he beat Insubordinate for a his course and distance win last, Brief Statement is lightly raced and open to improvement and, as such, can run well. Even though today's trip might be a little bit on the short side, ideally speaking, Balwearie is also a course and distance winner that can go well if enough use is made of him. Much as he is out of form, there is no doubt that Jordans Elect is now on a potentially-fair mark and cannot be ruled out, while Royal Flynn is another to be on a fair mark but, once again, the trip might be the problem today. Finally, there are also question marks about the trip suitability for Inch High, but Awaken might see the race pan out for his style of running and, accordingly, get amongst the money. Overall, though, the vote stays with Brief Statement.
Jordans Elect 12-1 (9-2) Led early, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Hawkit (9-2) at Ayr 1m 1f hcap (5) gd in Jun.
Balwearie (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, nk behind York Cliff (8-11) at Ayr 1m 5f app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Brief Statement (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Ayr 1m 2f hcap (6) gd in Jun beating Insubordinate (9-7) by a shd, 13 ran.
Insubordinate 9-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind Brief Statement (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2f hcap (6) gd in Jun.
Royal Flynn 7-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mount Usher (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Inch High 13-2 (9-1) Held up in touch and keen, outpaced 2f out, 5th of 14, 3l behind Snow Bunting (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcap (6) gd in Jun.
Ruby Legend 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 12, 2l behind True (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f clm (6) frm in Jun.
Fair Spin 33-1 (8-4) Prominent, driven over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 17l behind Tagula Blue (8-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Neil's Legacy (IRE) 7-2fav (8-6) Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 15l behind Komreyev Star (8-4) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
Donna's Double 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, effort 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Fort Churchill (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f clm (6) gf in Jun.
Culcabock (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Held up, always behind, 7th of 9, 21l behind Minivet (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (E3) gf in Sept '04.
Frogs' Gift (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 10l behind Trevian (8-8) at Ripon 1m hcap (6) gf in Jun.
Lennel 14-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 5l behind Swains Bridge (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) frm.
Awaken 7-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, switched outside and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Carlisle 1m 1f clm (6) gd in Jun beating Bella Fiorella (8-1) by 1l, 12 ran.
