raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
raced wide, in touch, ridden 2f out, headway inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
always towards rear
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along 4f out, never a factor
towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to press for 2nd, near finish
This is a moderate handicap and Geophony, who is 1lb above the ratings band, is respected after a fair run on his reappearance at Redcar, his first run since September. Richard Fahey runs Atteq, who hasn't been in the best of form on the all-weather, and the lightly-raced Starlite Sienna, who looks the type to do better this season. Fleetfoot Jack showed little in three maidens so starts out in handicaps off a lowly mark but OUR CHARLIE BROWN's run over an extended 7f trip here last week gave notice of better to come over today's distance and he's handed the vote.
Geophony (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 10, 4l behind Miss Sheridan (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Atteq 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Giant's Treasure (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Our Charlie Brown 9-1 (8-11) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Proud Archi (9-5) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Seaview 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Son Of The Stars (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Starlite Sienna (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Soon chasing leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Sincil Bank (9-5) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Fleetfoot Jack (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Pirate Look (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Nov.
Dapper Man (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed and weakened 2f out, soon behind, last of 6, 23 1/2l behind Nick Vedder (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Pindaric 40-1 (9-5) Led to halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Original Choice (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Nov.
He's A Toff (IRE) 9-2fav (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra, 10th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Crystal Dome (9-7) at Redcar 1m (6) gf in Sep.