in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
close up, pushed along 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on
alwayd towards rear
slowly away, in rear and soon detached, raced stand side over 2f out, never dangerous
towards rear, effort and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Botteen is looking to redeem himself after a disappointing handicap debut on the Polytrack. Excellent Addition was beaten six lengths when runner-up here in May and needs to step up on that while Bitusa has shown his best in testing ground so far. Red Paladin has gone off the boil since making a winning reappearance so it could pay to stick with JUST PAUL in this. He bids for a hat-trick off only a 2lb higher mark after wins at Catterick and Thirsk last time and makes more appeal than recent Yarmouth runner-up Loucal.
Botteen (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Chased leading pair on inside, pushed along 2f out, no impression, weakened to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Arctic Admiral (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Red Paladin (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Blue Maisey (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Excellent Addition (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Aeronwyn Bryn (8-13) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Just Paul (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, led post, won at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Hoppy's Flyer (9-4) by ns, 11 ran.
Relight My Fire 11-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear on outer, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 13l behind Aeronwyn Bryn (8-13) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Loucal 2-1fav (9-1) Close up, ridden and every chance when hung left over 1f out, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Little Indian (8-6) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Taxiformissbyron 25-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 7l behind Black Rider (9-2) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Joeluke 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, never on terms, 7th of 10, 9l behind Grace Hull (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
My Claire 20-1 (7-13) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 11, 13l behind Couloir Extreme (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Bitusa (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon hung left, ran on under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 14, hd behind Krupskaya (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.