held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon headed, kept on
held up mid-division, ridden inside final furlong,
tracked leader, led 7f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
towards rear effort over 2f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division and keen, headway on outer over 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out
DHANIA may favour the drop back in trip to 1m 3f and is fancied to win the race; Bedarra Boy along with Touch of Style may be hoping a switch to the course at Bath may lead to their first wins. Bedarra Boy has tried a variety of distances including over hurdles and we remain unconvinced that he can end his run of eleven starts without a win. Touch of Style appears to run better over slightly longer distances than this although with Ross Atkinson having guided the gelding to a commendable third at Warwick recently connections will be hoping he can pull off something similar. Liam Keniry has a respectable record as a jockey around the Bath track and Dhania has been running longer distances of late, possibly with the intention of building stamina for the stiff uphill finish at Bath. We cautiously choose Dhania to take advantage of the drop back in trip and make all the running.
The Dial House 10-3 (9-5) Raced wide, headway to chase leaders 7f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd last stride, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Four Kicks (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Spinning Waters 3-1fav (8-10) Mid-division, headway to 2nd 7f out, ridden 3f out, no impression and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 8l behind Cote d'Argent (9-4) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Dhania (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders 5f out, chased winner 3f out, well held when hung left over 1f out and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 13, 10l behind My Les (8-7) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo sll (6) gd in Oct.
Jordan's Light (USA) 12-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Amical Risks (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Gainsborough's Art (IRE) 7-2fav (8-11) In touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, driven and stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind The Hoofer (8-6) at Leicester 1m 3yo sll (6) gf in Jul '08.
Bedarra Boy 12-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Savaronola (10-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Ocean Of Peace (FR) 10-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, some late headway never nearer, 4th of 12, 11l behind Me Fein (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Touch of Style (IRE) 11-1 (8-5) Behind, headway on bend and switched right to race up stands side rail, chased leaders over 1f out, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Shared Moment (9-0) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Lean Burn (USA) 6-1 (8-7) Tracked leader until halfway, 9th of 11, 22l behind Dulce Domum (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Mar.
Six of Clubs 25-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, last of 13, well behind Galiotto (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Aston Boy 50-1 (9-11) Held up well in rear, never on terms, 5th of 9, 20l behind El Bravo (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr '09.
Top Seed (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 26l behind Kildare Sun (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
