prominent, ridden 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on strongly
went left start, with winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
went right start, chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
LOOK BUSY won despite a sloppy start here last time and is fancied to take top billing again, perhaps at the main expense of Wi Dud and the progressive Hamish McGonagall. Alan Berry's mare is easy to love and she rewarded backers last time with a gutsy performance, holding on well from Masta Plasta late on. She handles any ground, has won here three times and is fancied to make it career win number twelve today. Wi Dud's best effort this year came on his reappearance at Nottingham. His two efforts since have been lacklustre and although he will appreciate the drop in grade, the feeling is that he probably needs some rain. Enderby Spirit needs to be rejuvenated by the visor having seemingly lost his way, Group Therapy's form tailed off at the end of last year but a repeat of his Ascot win in August would see him feature, whilst Judge 'N Jury ran a cracker in the Epsom Dash and with form on tracks with an uphill finish he is not to be messed with. Hamish McGonagall completes the line-up and Tim Easterby's progressive sprinter is on a roll. He chases a hat-trick today after wins at York and Musselburgh and his latest rise in the weights may mean that handicaps are no longer a feasible option; he is certainly respected. The vote however goes to Look Busy.
Wi Dud 33-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced, last of 9, 18l behind Kingsgate Native (9-4) at Haydock 5f Grp 2 (1) gf in May.
Look Busy (IRE) 7-4fav (8-7) Stumbled slightly leaving stalls, chased leaders, switched to inside and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Beverley 5f cond Stakes (2) gf in May beating Masta Plasta (8-12) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Enderby Spirit (GR) 12-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Triple Aspect (9-0) at Windsor 6f Listed stks (1) gf in May.
Group Therapy 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 7l behind Spin Cycle (8-12) at Newmarket 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Oct.
Hamish McGonagall 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, held on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 105 (2) gf beating Striking Spirit (9-5) by nk, 15 ran.
Judge 'n Jury 20-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd last strides, 4th of 19, 1 1/2l behind Bertoliver (8-6) at Epsom Downs 5f hcap (2) gf.
