raced wide held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
made all, pushed out
in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased winner, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong
slowly away always in rear
tracked leaders, lost place 4f out, tailed off
It isn't surprising that Tim Easterby runs BOLLIN JOAN under a penalty as she came here last week for a handicap over the trip and made all for a facile victory. She'd been steadily improving in her previous outings on the track and she'll take the world of beating. Polar Forest won the first division of this last year on ground with some give and is a massive 18lb lower plus his rider's claim though he's been in very poor form and winning rider Joanna Mason deserts him for Aelius, who is 10lb lower than his only victory at Nottingham a year ago. Hilborough has the bonus of Serena Brotherton in the saddle and ran quite well here a couple of weeks ago while Becky Smith will need to ensure Rockliffe gets a test of stamina as her mount stays much further than this.
Archipeligo 9-2 (9-3) Held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, never threatened leaders, 6th of 7, 12l behind Rock N Rolla (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Hilborough 8-1 (9-8) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Rock On Bertie (8-2) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Changing Minds (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 24l behind Claire Underwood (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Aelius 11-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, wide into straight over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Buyer Beware (11-6) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Bollin Joan 2-1fav (8-12) Made all, clear 3f out, unchallenged, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating John Caesar (9-5) by 9l, 15 ran.
Rockliffe 5-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, close 3rd over 1f out, no impression and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Mr C (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Polar Forest 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Ascot Week (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Prosecute (FR) 10-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, last of 8, 14 1/2l behind Foxy Rebel (8-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Lots Ov (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 29 1/2l behind Trautmann (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.