soon prominent when saddle slipped, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead post
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt and always in rear division
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway to lead well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed post
prominent, ridden when raced wide over 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, some late headway, never near to challenge
towards rear, headway when hung left over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, effort and weakened 3f out
Mick Easterby holds strong claims here running Emperor's Well and Gala Sunday, both should be in the shake up, however we will take a chance with Fiore di Bosco. The key to this race is a recent contest at Nottingham where David Barron's five-year-old was well beaten behind today's rival Gala Sunday. However the selection started very slowly that day and got well behind before staying on well to finish fifth. She has a nice turn around in the weights this afternoon and if breaking better should be capable of reversing the form. Emperor's Well finished eighth in that contest without being given a hard hard. He has a massive pull in the weights today and should get a lot closer. Splodgermac caused a bit iof a shock when winning at Pontefract last week and may do best of the others, but in a fascinating contest, Fiore di Bosco just gets the nod.
Emperor's Well 33-1 (10-0) Led 1f, chased winner to 2f out, weakening when not much room 1f out, 8th of 11, 13l behind Gala Sunday (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) frm.
Gala Sunday (USA) 9-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, clear 3f out, easily, won at Nottingham 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) frm beating Ermine Grey (10-7) by 8l, 11 ran.
Friends Hope 4-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 9l behind Gala Sunday (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) frm.
Fiore di Bosco (IRE) 11-2 (9-13) Started slowly, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched left 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 10l behind Gala Sunday (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) frm.
Futoo (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 15l behind Fossgate (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Splodger Mac (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on final furlong, held on, won at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gf beating Otranto (8-10) by a hd, 8 ran.
Parchment (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, staying on towards finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Legal Dram (9-6) at Beverley 7f sll hcp (6) gf.
Frogs' Gift (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Always behind, 11th of 12, 9l behind Donna's Double (8-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Wood Fern (UAE) 3-1fav (9-0) Behind, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 10l behind Gala Sunday (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) frm.
Expression Echo (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Dwelt, held up, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 10l behind Icannshift (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
River Logic (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Carlisle 1m 3yo sll (6) gf beating Roman History (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 17 ran.
Eddies Jewel 50-1 (8-12) Keen early, in touch, lost place halfway, soon behind, 11th of 14, 20l behind Sawwaah (9-0) at Redcar 7f clm (5) frm in Jun.
Only Words (USA) (7-13) In touto 5f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 17l behind Oops (7-7) at Beverley 2m hcp gd-sft in Jul '05.
Power And Demand 80-1 (9-7) Soon outpaced, last of 8, 24l behind Beauteous (9-6) at W'hampton 7f banded stk (H) fbs in Apr '04.
King Nicholas (USA) 100-1 (7-13) Towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 15, 11l behind Dium Mac (8-8) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.