towards rear, headway on inside entering final 2f, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, running on when not clear run and hampered by winner towards finish, not recover
in touch, short of room and lost place over 5f out, not a factor after
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, hampered and lost place over 6f out, ridden 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, never near leaders
keen made all, ridden clear over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, short of room over 5f out, ridden 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace
Unlike the majority of these, LOYAL MASTER is proven on soft ground and also won a nursery over C&D last year off a higher mark. David Griffiths' three-year-old could be worth be worth risking today as Iceblast has failed to take advantage of a tumble down the weights and the handicapper looks to have a grip on Striker Torres. Cut The Cackle is running well, however, and should be thereabouts again if handling the going while Meandmyshadow may be running into form. Eeny Mac is only 4lb higher than when successful over a mile here last time but that was a first win in 19 starts and he looks held by Meandmyshadow on last year's form at Ripon.
Striker Torres (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Smalljohn (9-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Strong Man 8-1 (9-0) Tracked winner and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Copperwood (9-4) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Meandmyshadow 14-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 8l behind Fenella Fudge (9-5) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Boy The Bell 8-1 (9-2) Keen, short of room and stumbled soon after start, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Needwood Ridge (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Hayek 7-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Hakuna Matata (9-4) at Carlisle 1m app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Loyal Master (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 17l behind Andalieb (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Iceblast 12-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Izzet (8-11) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Bonnie Prince Blue 16-1 (9-2) Held up, effort on outer 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Fenella Fudge (9-5) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Eeny Mac (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Tracked leader, led entering final furlong, driven out, won at Beverley 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Cottam Donny (9-2) by 2l, 14 ran.
Carnival Dream 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Benandonner (9-8) at Carlisle 1m clm stks (6) gf in May.
So Cheeky 9-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 13, 10l behind Lady Advocate (8-13) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
More Bottle (IRE) 14-1 (8-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 21l behind Spavento (9-9) at Hamilton 1m fll hcp (5) gf.
Cut The Cackle (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Held up in touch, headway on inside 3f out, driven and went 2nd over 1f out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Comadoir (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
