led, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home
mid division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never a factor
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
The booking of Greg Fairley catches the eye on Tom Tate's well bred Bold Medicean, so watch this one in the betting, however the best recent form on show could be from Farne Island who gets the verdict ahead of Mambo Sun and Markestino. Farne Island appears to be on the upgrade and was only just beaten by Three Strings at Musselburgh last week. This event looks slightly easier and we expect him to go one better. Mambo Sun has gone off the boil recently but has strong claims on earlier form this season which included an excellent second to Dark Planet here in April. Meanwhile Markestino, unlike the rest of these does boast winning form this season. It goes without saying that this is a very weak affair and Farne Island should be good enough to take first prize.
Mambo Sun 16-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Stellenbosch (8-12) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jun.
Farne Island 11-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to challenge entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Three Strings (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Bold Medicean 100-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 15l behind Eta Draconis (8-11) at Redcar 1m 3f mdn stk (5) frm in Jun.
Twilight Avenger (IRE) 40-1 (8-1) Always behind, 12th of 14, 24l behind Jellytot (8-0) at Catterick 7f mdn 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Elite Land 4-1fav (8-5) Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Moonlight Fantasy (8-12) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) gf.
Kissi Kissi 8-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 16l behind Aberdeen Park (8-9) at Southwell 1m fll mdn hcp 0-70 (6) fbs.
Decent (IRE) 40-1 (7-10) Prominent to halfway, 11th of 12, 15l behind Astorygoeswithit (8-8) at W'hampton 7f mdn auc (7) pol in Oct.
Markestino 5-1jt-fav (8-9) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Gigs Magic (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jun.