held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, edged left, stayed on under pressure well inside final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, soon eased
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon no impression
led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
dwelt, held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, chased leader 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong
This is another handicap where recent good form among the runners is in short supply leading us to side with KYLE OF BUTE who put in a decent effort last time and is expected to get the better of Green Poppy and Caerus. The John Dunlop-trained selection clearly isn't one of the yard's leading lights but at least ran well here last time. The drop in trip is a slight concern but this looks a weaker heat. Green Poppy is now 12 pounds lower than at the start of the season and must surely find her level soon while Caerus takes a significant drop in class. He only finished 11th at Newmarket last time but is another who the assessor is showing leniency to at the moment. Any market move would be significant.
Caerus (USA) 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 15, 11l behind Edgeworth (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Give Us A Song (USA) 9-4 (9-4) Tracked leaders, dropped to rear and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 8l behind Itshim (8-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Green Poppy 16-1 (8-9) Took keen hold in touch on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 8l behind Global (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Eager To Bow (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Prominent, raced keenly, hampered over 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 17, 37l behind Bob Stock (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Handcuff 66-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 11th of 12, 21l behind Bold Ring (8-6) at Warwick 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fm in May.
Kyle Of Bute 7-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on well, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Hypnotic (9-7) at Brighton 1m (6) gf in Jun.
Sermons Mount (USA) 66-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, ridden and well beaten 2f out, 10th of 13, 24l behind Crystal Feather (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in May.
Orangeleg 100-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, struggling halfway, always behind, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Mishrif (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Sep.