in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, led after next, soon clear, eased heavily towards finish
held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, ridden to chase winner last, one pace
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon outpaced
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out
chased leaders, weakened 3 out
chased leader, led after 4 out, blundered 2 out, soon headed, kept on
always behind
towards rear, outpaced 4th, kept on from last, no impression
held up mid-division, outpaced from 3 out
towards rear, outpaced 4th, ridden 3 out, stayed on from last, chased winner flat, no impression
held up mid division, weakened from 3 out
led, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last
Nonrunner
A desperate seller here but something has to win and the principals look to be Baby Sister, Apadi and Ballyboe Boy and the tentative vote is given to Apadi. The selection has disappointed of late but as a consequence he has dropped to a handy mark and with conditions in his favour and with his stable back amongst the winners he is given the tentative vote. Baby Sister rates the main danger on her best form but all her best efforts have come with more cut in the ground and she is taken on with this in mind. Ballyboe is another worthy of respect on his best form but he is prone to breaking blood vessels and at likely oddds he looks worth taking on. Of the remainder, Dark Vocation is from a shrewd yard and is dropping in grade so should be watched in the market while Cahema is is on handy mark and is another with place claims but for the winner we return to Apadi to small stakes.
Dark Vocation (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, 4th early, lost place when bad mistake 4 out, no extra, 11th of 15, 49l behind Middlemarch (11-12) at Ballinrobe 2m hdl gd.
Apadi (USA) 28-1 (10-13) Towards rear, weakened after 4th, soon lost touch, 13th of 17, well behind Sadler's Cove (10-10) at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Stormingmichaelori 14-1 (10-12) In touch, pushed along approaching 4th, kept on flat, 3rd of 9, 27l behind Categorical (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Gavanello 33-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3rd, weakened from 5th, 6th of 11, 40l behind Muntami (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Armentieres 16-1 (10-6) In rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, stayed on from 2 out, 4th of 10, 7l behind The Castilian (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Baby Sister 6-1 (9-11) Behind, ridden 3 out, soon lost place, ran on one pace from approaching last, 5th of 17, 25l behind Sadler's Cove (10-10) at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Cashema (IRE) 80-1 (10-2) Mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, 6th of 12, 18l behind Sculastic (10-8) at Kelso 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Lion's Domane 9-1 (10-7) Raced keenly, held up, reminders and lost place 4th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Plenty Courage (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf, 10 ran.
