held up stands side, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
prominent far side, ridden and led over 2f out, kept on until headed and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division stands side, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
led stands side, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened
always towards rear stands side
tracked leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, soon mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent stands side, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong
towards rear far side, ridden over 2f out, no impression
towards rear stands side, ridden halfway, good headway inside final furlong to lead close home
led far side until ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, no impression
awkward start, behind stands side, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leaders final furlong, kept on
chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
This is a competitive handicap in which Yorkshire Blue, Fox Covert, Sharoura and Val de Maal all have claims and the vote is given to Fox Covert. This race has been won in the last four seasons by a four-year-old, and our selection looks set to keep that trend going today. He won well last time when beating Sharoura and now that he has hit form he looks like one to stay on the right side of. His yard are in flying form and from his middle draw he should go close. Sharoura is closely-matched with our selection from their recent run and she is obviously respected but she is not the most consistent and on that basis she is hard to put forward with any degree of confidence. Val de Maal has not won a race for nearly two years which counts against him, although he did go close at Wolverhampton earlier this month, while Yorkshire Blue won well last time and should be capable of getting competitive again today. Piccleyes would have a chance on the pick of his form but he usually keeps his best for the all-weather at Wolverhampton and for the winner we will stick with Fox Covert.
Indian Spark 12-1 (9-4) Behind far side, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Mr Wolf (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf.
Dunn Deal (IRE) 5-1fav (8-13) Behind, not clear run on inside rail 2f out, switched left and then right over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Pretty Kool (8-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf.
Rectangle (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway on inner when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Pulse (8-12) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Yorkshire Blue 9-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead final furlong, kept on, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd beating Downland (8-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Mimic 16-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, recovered to chase leader 4f out, every chance 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Chatshow (9-9) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Time N Time Again 20-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 9th of 12, 10l behind Kindlelight Debut (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp (5) std.
Sharoura 5-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Fox Covert (9-0) at Catterick 6f sll (6) gf.
Fox Covert (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, won at Catterick 6f sll (6) gf beating Sharoura (8-9) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Val de Maal (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Always prominent, chased winner over 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Law Maker (9-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Fly More 6-1jt-fav (9-9) 13th of 16, 18l behind Firework (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gf.
Limit (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Always rear, last of 9, 3 1/2l behind Saxon Lil (9-2) at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jun.
Piccleyes 16-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, lost place 4f out, headway on inside over 1f out, no further impression, 7th of 12, 6l behind Law Maker (9-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Smirfys Night 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, stayed on towards finish, never near to challenge, 11th of 19, 7l behind Flying Tackle (9-5) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf.
Pays d'Amour (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division and soon pushed along, ridden and bumped well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 10l behind Full Spate (9-2) at Ripon 6f clm (6) gf in Jun.
Drury Lane (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced when hampered well over 1f out, not recover, 11th of 13, 12l behind Fox Covert (9-0) at Catterick 6f sll (6) gf.
Telepathic (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Behind from halfway, 15th of 17, 11l behind Bluebok (9-8) at Haydock 5f hcp (5) gf.
Xanadu 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Ballybunion (9-0) at Carlisle 5f stk (7) gf in May.
Stellite 5-1 (8-4) Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Mr Wolf (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf.
Oases 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 13, 13l behind Count Cougar (10-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Marabar 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8l behind Grande Terre (9-4) at Beverley 7f sll hcp (6) gf.
