held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden and chased leaders from 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and drifted left to far side 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden and joined leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Gib is taken to win the finale at the expense of Miss Marvellous and Giddywell. The selection carries a six pound penalty for his recent win at Lingfield and connections are keen to carry that rather than wait to be reassed. He did run well on soft ground at Windsor earlier on in the year and if able to cope with it here then he holds a live chance. Miss Marvellous finds herself with top weight to carry in her first handicap which will not be easy for her. Having said that she is only lightly raced and is open to further improvement so should be noted. Giddywell wont mind the ground after showing a decent level of form to win at Nottingham in heavy conditions but may find life tough with a six pound penalty. So for the winner we return to Gib.
Miss Marvellous (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Keen, held up in touch, headway on bit to track leader over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn stk (5) sft beating Earl Marshal (9-2) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Gib (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Soon led, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf beating Stagehand (9-9) by 5l, 14 ran.
Giddywell 15-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear approaching final furlong, just held on, won at Nottingham 1m 2f sll (6) hvy beating Ruby Legend (9-5) by a hd, 11 ran.
Palanoverre (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 13, 42l behind Ravenna (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol.
Sweet Request 5-1 (8-6) Held up, driven along and beaten over 3f out, 8th of 10, 8l behind Tranquilizer (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 3f fll hcp (5) gd.
Piano Key 7-2fav (8-6) In touch, ridden along 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Dee Jay Wells (9-7) at Beverley 1m 3yo app hcp (6) hvy.
Feolin 20-1 (8-6) Soon struggling behind, tailed off final 3f, last of 10, well behind Happy Go Lily (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Candy Mountain 5-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 6th of 10, 10l behind Just Two Numbers (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft in Jun.