raced keenly, held up in last on inside, switched right 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, edged left inside final furlong, 4th and held when squeezed out and snatched up towards finish
held up in 4th, headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed
chased winner, ridden and every chance throughout final furlong, just held
led, jumped road 6f out, ridden over 1f out, held on gamely, all out
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BAHIA STAR was sent off favourite over a mile here on her reappearance and handicap debut. She duly returned a clear winner and there should be more to come from Rae Guest’s filly this year. River Wharfe placed over track and trip back in April and the winner has gone in again subsequently. He’s preferred to Otago, who has been thereabouts at the track recently, though No Day Never may finish closer with blinkers applied for the first time.
Otago 5-1 (9-7) Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Kendergarten Kop (9-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Napping 8-1 (9-3) Edged left start, held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, no impression, 7th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Turanga Leela (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Keep Right On (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Chased leaders out wide, 2nd going well 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Boomshalaa (9-9) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in May.
Bahia Star 2-1fav (9-9) In touch, headway when edged left to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on(hand time), won at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Little Sunflower (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
River Wharfe 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and carried head awkwardly inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Marselan (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
No Day Never (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Chased leaders out wide, ridden and every chance when edged left out wide from over 1f out, weakened and hung left final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Epidemic (8-11) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in May.