keen, in touch, lost place 4f out, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure approaching final furlong
held up towards rear, headway from over 3f out, switched right 2f out, ran on to lead and edged left inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, rallied to lead again 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders
in touch, effort to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out
close up, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, raced wide in rear
tracked leader, ridden and lost place quickly over 3f out
dwelt, in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on, never nearer
DIMASHQ is given the vote to land the finale over Harcas and Bijou Dan. The selection has had a largely disappointing season but she bounced back to form at Ripon earlier in the month when she won a handicap in decent style and off her current mark she should have a big chance of following up. Harcas returns to the level after a run over hurdles when he bounced back to some sort of form at Sedgefield. If he can build on that then he could be of interest, but he is better over further than this and for that reason we will take him on. Bijou Dan is another that is dropped in distance but that should not inconvenience him as he has plenty of form over this sort of trip. He also tends to reserve his best form for this track so he has to be considered. Tim Walford's Promise Maker was well beaten at Warwick last time but he is lightly raced and there could be more to come. Prince Samos has yet to prove that he really sees out this trip on the flat and he is hard to fancy, returning us to Dimashq as the pick.
Andorn (GER) 25-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 29l behind Joe Jo Star (8-7) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Prince Samos (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Dwelt, behind and soon outpaced, never able to challenge, 6th of 7, 6l behind Aussie Blue (8-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Bijou Dan 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Zefooha (9-3) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Harcas (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 22l behind Inchpast (9-9) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Promise Maker (USA) 15-2 (11-0) Prominent, joined winner 10f out until over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 14l behind Drawn Gold (10-13) at Warwick 1m 5f (6) gs in Jun.
High Profit (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Mid-division, some late headway, never nearer, 4th of 12, 10l behind Aureate (11-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am sell stks (6) pol in Jun.
Fistral 7-1 (8-8) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 16l behind Markington (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Dimashq 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway 5f out, led over 3f out, driven out, won at Ripon 1m 4f ldy hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun beating Rudry World (9-10) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Chip N Pin 6-1 (8-6) In touch, hampered badly on paddock bend, soon towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 19l behind Annibale Caro (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May '08.
McCormack (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Held up behind leaders, led briefly over 2f out, headed 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Trouble Mountain (8-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Princess of Aeneas (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride behind, headway 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Ibrox (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Green Day Packer (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Amwell Brave (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 5f stks (7) pol in Jan.
Fan Club 200-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 10th of 15, 19l behind Rowan Lodge (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f clm stks (6) gf in Jun.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 7l behind Love In The Park (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 1f (6) gf in Jun.
Treetops Hotel (IRE) 100-1 (7-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 13, 16l behind Master Nimbus (9-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
