chased leaders, slow 3 out, driven after 2 out, weakened inside final 100 yards
held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, mistake and well beaten 2 out
held up in rear, headway 3 out, driven after 2 out, stayed on flat, led towards finish
tracked leader, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden after last, headed towards finish
led until before 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied from last, unable to get on terms with front pair
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FIRE LAKE has been highly tried in the past and that could some way to explaining why it’s taken so long for Milton Harris’s mare to get her head in front over hurdles. She proved that she copes with genuinely quick ground when prevailing in a bumper at Taunton and sets a stiff standard. Simply Red has rattled the crossbar on a couple of occasions since joining Donald McCain having formerly campaigned when conditions were considerably softer for Ollie Greenall. Redwood Queen kept on stoically when tried here last month so the bookmakers will be pricing with considerably more caution. Calliope was third on that occasion having unsuccessfully attempted to make all.
Bellaney Gem (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Rear mid-division, headway into 5th after 2 out, ridden in 3rd home straight and faded, 4th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Benito (10-5) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Millie The Minx (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Slowly away, always in rear, 11th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Hostelry (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Redwood Queen (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, closed from 3 out, chased winner last, edged right flat, stayed on, unable to get on terms, 2nd of 10, 3l behind A Mere Bagatelle (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Simply Red 10-3fav (11-4) Held up off the pace in mid-division, went prominent in chasing group 4th, close 3rd after 3 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, reduced lead and ridden between last two, headed before the last, 2 lengths down at the last, rallied towards finish, always held, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind She's A Rocca (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Calliope 9-2fav (10-2) Led, clear 1st until 2nd, headed after 2 out, lost 2nd last, held after, kept on, 3rd of 10, 5 1/2l behind A Mere Bagatelle (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Fire Lake (IRE) 11-8fav (10-11) Held up in rear, rapid headway travelling strongly 3 out, close up last, squeezed for room on rail soon after, switched right and stayed on strongly to lead final strides, won at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul beating Donnie Azoff (11-4) by 1l, 9 ran.
