tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, no extra and headed inside final furlong
in rear and keen, headway 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
always towards rear, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
led, headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Areen Heart carried top weight to victory at Leicester last month and should go well again. Viscount Loftus was disqualified for hampering a rival when passing the post first in a four-runner affair at Chester last week and should also be in the mix but Katheefa faces a more difficult task than when narrowly beaten over 6f at Newcastle. MAGICAL EFFECT has slid back down the weights since scoring at Redcar last season and gave notice of a big run here with last week’s second at Chester. Ruth Carr’s charge can return to winning ways in this. Proud Archi has returned to a winning mark but Roaring Forties remains out of form.
Areen Heart (FR) 6-1 (10-2) Raced centre, tracked leaders, switched left to near side rail over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, all out, won at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating International Man (9-1) by ns, 9 ran.
Magical Effect (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Penwortham (10-0) at Chester 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Roaring Forties (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Always behind, 13th of 15, 23 1/4l behind Spanish City (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Proud Archi (IRE) 9-2cfav (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Alemaratalyoum (9-3) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Viscount Loftus (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Chester 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Crossing The Line (9-4) by hd, 4 ran.
Katheefa (USA) 12-1 (9-6) In touch, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, hd behind Nuns Walk (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jun.