in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, lost place well over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
raced keenly, held up, driven over 1f out, never on terms
chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
raced keenly, held up, outpaced 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride and early reminders, behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
soon lost place and soon behind, headway on outside over 2f out, hung right and kept on final furlong, never nearer
broke well, made all, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
This is a competitive handicap and the narrow vote is given to Dorn Dancer with Gilded Cove and Violent Velocity others to consider. Violent Velocity arrives here in teriffic form and he is on a hat-trick bid today. However, he has gone up in the weights for his recent success at Musselburgh when he just got the better of Motu and for that reason he is worth taking on. Gilded Cove was a little unlucky when third behind Came Back at Wolverhampton last time. However, he has never won on the turf and he has the worst of the draw today so he may have to settle for a minor role again. Petite Mac has a good draw and is a course and distance winner so could go well at a price. Dorn Dancer looks a more solid option though and gets our vote. She won well last time at Ayr and although she has a penalty for that success, she has ground conditions in her favour here and she stands out as the one they all have to beat.
Stellite 9-1 (8-8) Prominent stands side, ridden over 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong, 7th of 17, 6l behind Braddock (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Choreography 20-1 (8-8) Steadied at start and held up, ridden along and headway 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 7l behind H Harrison (8-3) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Violent Velocity (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Motu (9-3) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Orphan (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Held up stands side, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 15, 14l behind Bel Cantor (8-5) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Cross of Lorraine (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6l behind Hit's Only Money (8-0) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Brigadore 6-1jt-fav (9-1) Dwelt, always rear division, 12th of 15, 6l behind Desert Opal (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gd.
Charles Parnell (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 11, 8l behind Trojan Flight (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Playtotheaudience 11-1 (8-8) Slow away, soon in touch, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 17, 8l behind Flighty Fellow (8-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Welcome Approach 50-1 (8-13) In touch, led over 1f out, headed briefly inside last, headed again post, 2nd of 15, shd behind Desert Opal (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gd.
Dorn Dancer (IRE) 15-8fav (8-4) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon led, hung right inside final furlong, kept on, won at Ayr 6f fll hcp (5) gs beating Shes Minnie (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Petite Mac 7-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Champagne Cracker (9-0) at Newcastle 5f fll hcp (6) gs.
Walnut Grove 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, hung left and one pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 3l behind Sedge (9-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Pick A Nice Name 14-1 (8-6) Raced stands' side, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 9l behind Brunelleschi (8-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Gilded Cove 13-2 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leading pair final furlong, always held, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Came Back (8-13) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Titinius (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 10, 24l behind H Harrison (8-3) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Pauvic (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Stumbled start, soon outpaced, struggling halfway, soon beaten, last of 8, 19l behind Owed (9-3) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Joyeaux 5-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway when not clear run 1f out, switched right and hampered, not recover, 6th of 12, 4l behind Regal Raider (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcap (5) pol in Dec.
