held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
hampered start, held up towards rear, headway near side over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
hampered start, always behind
badly hampered start, soon tracking leaders, effort centre over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, held on
hampered start, mid-division on outer, pushed along over 3f out, no real progress final 2f
swerved badly left start, pulled hard and soon led, came to near side over 2f out, hung right and headed 2f out, chased leader until inside final furlong, kept on same pace
took keen hold, held up towards rear, well behind final 4f, tailed off
took keen hold tracking leader, came to near side over 2f out, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
chased leaders, stayed on inside in straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, not reach winner
mid-division on inside, pushed along and no impression final 3f
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Mick Easterby has won this for the past three years and also in 2006 when Serena Brotherton was on board. The leading lady amateur rides CITY GROUND here, as she did in a similar race a couple of weeks ago when finding today's rivals Engai and Scrutiny just too strong. He struck form after finishing runner-up in this a year ago and is taken to reverse the form and keep up the stable sequence. Monopoli looked to be running into form when second here last week and is on the same mark while Rainford Glory's last victory was here a year ago and he's 1lb lower.
Engai (GER) 5-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon challenged, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Scrutiny (10-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Solid Justice (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside from 3f out, went 3rd and edged right over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Mysterial (9-4) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Frontline Phantom (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 20l behind Passover (10-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Scrutiny 4-1fav (10-3) Raced keenly, led after 1f, driven when pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Engai (10-3) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Flag Of Glory 16-1 (10-9) Soon close up, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, well beaten final 3f, 9th of 10, 36 3/4l behind Indian Scout (9-9) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Monopoli 5-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to take 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Splash Of Verve (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Gabrial The Boss (USA) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge entering final furlong, soon hung left, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Lineman (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Rainford Glory (IRE) 7-2fav (10-9) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Dhaular Dhar (11-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Edas 100-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Skiddaw Valleys (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
King's Road 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never threatened, edged left and well beaten over 1f out, 6th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Indian Scout (9-9) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
City Ground (USA) 2-1fav (10-7) Raced keenly, led 1f, held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Engai (10-3) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Conjuror's Bluff 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, behind and eased final 2f, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Toto Skyllachy (9-0) at Redcar 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
