pressed winner until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 2f out, challenged and going well over 1f out, every chance final furlong, found no extra towards finish
slowly away, always behind
chased leaders on outer, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
made virtually all, shaken up and edged left inside final furlong, kept on well
outpaced in rear, moderate late headway
soon well off the pace in 5th, headway under pressure on rails over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, switched right and ran on strongly towards finish
Thoughtsofstardom, Peopleton Brook, and Briery Lane make our shortlist here, with narrow preference for Thoughtsofstardom. A narrow winner at this distance at Folkestone on Monday can be quickly followed up for the Michael Wigham yard. That victory came after finding traffic problems, but determination brought reward. The declared going of good to firm will suit, and even if the expected light showers have arrived, shouldn¿t present a problem. It¿s more than a year since Peopleton Brook was first past the post, and is now off a much lower mark, and some improvement¿s expected following a couple of outings last month. Briery Lane has an early opportunity to redress the balance with Thoughtsofstardom following their clash two days ago and a better race is expected, although we expect that Thoughtsofstardom will again prevail.
Dancing Mystery 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders over 3f, 7th of 10, 6l behind Figaro Flyer (8-8) at Southwell 5f hcap (5) fbs in May.
Thoughtsofstardom 5-2fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead last strides, won at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Fastrac Boy (8-5) by a hd, 10 ran.
Clewer 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon beaten, last of 14, 11l behind Mandurah (8-11) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Apr '07.
Peopleton Brook 10-1 (7-11) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out and soon beaten, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Best One (8-10) at Brighton 5f hcap (5) gf in May.
Croeso Bach 14-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 10l behind Zahour Al Yasmeen (8-11) at York 5f 3yo app hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Briery Lane (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden halfway, never on terms, 8th of 10, 6l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-11) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Racing Stripes (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders to halfway, 13th of 14, 28l behind Kingsmaite (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Apr.