held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
close up, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway and switched right over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
held up mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
in rear and outpaced, kept on from over 1f out
held up, effort over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out
towards rear, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
chased leader, led 3f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, all out
dwelt, behind, never dangerous
tracked leaders and keen, outpaced 3f out, no impression
slowly into stride, pushed along and outpaced in rear
Nonrunner
A tricky race to call for those that didn't make the cut in the Carlisle Bell and the solid form of Hula Ballew gets him the nod, while Giant Love, Shadowtime and Stoic Leader all have claims. Michael Dods has his runners buzzing at present and Hula Ballew, twice a winner over c&d including one on soft ground, is a very consistent miler on the northern circuit. He won over the trip two starts ago at Thirsk and was not far away on ground much quicker than this last time. He is only 1lb higher than his highest winning mark and from a decent pitch he can achieve a career best. Stoic Leader was successful over c&d on fast ground in May and has been comfortably beaten from a 1lb higher mark than today's on two subsequent runs, but he does handle some cut. Giant Love may be open to some more improvement after just seven outings at a variety of trips, and he ran well over a mile at Haydock last time, though he has to prove he handles these conditions. Shadowtime was a fast ground Beverley scorer last time. He is up 4lb and this looks tougher, but there is surely more to come and he looks a danger. Wind Shuffle could do with some help from the assessor and the same can be said of Ours, and we'll take Hula Ballew to score.
Middlemarch (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 10l behind Handsome Falcon (8-5) at Newcastle 7f hcap (4) gf in May.
Hula Ballew 7-2 (9-0) Held up, headway 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Princess Taylor (9-8) at Thirsk 1m fll hcp (3) frm.
Charlie Tipple 8-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, effort halfway, no impression, 10th of 11, 13l behind Yamal (9-3) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Packers Hill (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, headed 3f out, kept on until no extra approaching final furlong, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Society Music (8-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Giant Love (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Marning Star (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Hypnotic 25-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up, ridden and stayed on 1f out, 6th of 13, 8l behind Timber Treasure (9-1) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Regent's Secret (USA) 28-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, short-lived effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 8l behind Tifernati (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (2) gf.
Ours (IRE) 5-1fav (8-13) Held up, headway 2f out, not much room approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Shotley Mac (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Shadowtime 9-1 (9-2) Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, kept on, won at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in May beating Smooth As Silk (9-0) by a nk, 11 ran.
Always Brave 16-1 (9-7) Took keen hold and always towards rear, 12th of 17, 12l behind Buddy Holly (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Lordship (IRE) 10-3 (8-4) Held up towards rear, edging left when ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 12l behind Red Birr (9-7) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Wind Shuffle (GER) 9-2fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 13, hd behind Flying Valentino (9-1) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Social Rhythm 14-1 (9-6) Behind and outpaced, 13th of 17, 17l behind Avontuur (9-7) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Silk Drum (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 13l behind Prince Desire (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Scotty's Future (IRE) 22-1 (7-11) Towards rear, never on terms, 11th of 15, 8l behind Riley Boys (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Stoic Leader (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened 1f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Farley Star (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Polish Corridor 9-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway until outpaced over 2f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Axiom (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
