held up in last pair, driven over 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched outside over 1f out, ridden to chase leading pair inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, just held
tracked leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra
raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, effort when not much room over 1f out and inside final furlong, kept on, no extra towards finish
raced keenly in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on towards finish
in touch on outside, lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
raced keenly in touch, lost place 3f out, behind final 2f
This looks no tougher than when Sunnyside Tom won it last year and he has to come into the reckoning, but The Osteopath has now been beaten three times in a row at short odds in claimers and he doesn't look one to trust. Academy Blues also disappointed in similar company recently when failing to land the odds at Redcar and FRONTLINE GIRL makes more appeal. Well beaten in much better company at Chester last month, she won a handicap as recently as May and can return to winning ways dropped into this grade.
I'm Super Too (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, 13th of 14, well behind Easy Terms (8-13) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Sunnyside Tom (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 5l behind Moheebb (9-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
The Osteopath (IRE) 5-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven and every chance 1f out, no extra near finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Doctor Zhivago (9-10) at Redcar 1m 2f clm stks (6) gs.
Academy Blues (USA) 4-5fav (9-5) Held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Spying (9-8) at Redcar 7f clm stks (5) gs in Jun.
Solar Spirit (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 13l behind Pepper Lane (9-9) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Frontline Girl (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Prominent, pushed along 5f out, lost place over 2f out, well held after, 5th of 7, 12l behind Oceanway (8-8) at Chester 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gs in Jun.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Paper Dreams (8-6) at Catterick 6f sell stks (6) gd.
Carnival Dream 25-1 (8-5) Keen in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 17, 11l behind Dane Cottage (8-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
