held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
in touch, lost place 4f out, soon ridden and outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind and soon pushed along, reminders halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just held
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
This low grade handicap can fall to Germanicus, with Satin Rose and Abstract Folly put forward as the main rivals. Roger Charlton's gelding improved for his seasonal debut at Windsor to chase home Wester Lodge in a competitive event at Bath. There should be much more to come and the expenses for the long journey from Beckhampton could be retrieved. Satin Rose comes her following an impressive victory in a Pontefract seller. This is more difficult but she should still make her presence felt. Abstract Folly can be given a big chance on the pick of his recent form, which included a close up third behind Michael's Pride at Redcar. Degree Of Honour gets into the handicap on bottom-weight and looks the pick of the others, but our idea of the winner is Germanicus.
Shankly Bond (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Venetian King (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf.
Finland (UAE) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, not handled downhill and lost place, renewed effort and wandered under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Gurrun (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.
Numero Due 16-1 (9-3) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 14, 13l behind Kelly Nicole (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Germanicus 11-2 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outer from 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Wester Lodge (9-0) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gf.
Abstract Folly (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Mid-division, outpaced and lost pace over 4f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Real Cool Cat (8-1) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Lodgician (IRE) 11-2 (8-1) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Kinrande (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Satin Rose 11-4jt-fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on, won at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo sll hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Dimashq (8-5) by 3l, 9 ran.
Degree of Honor (FR) 28-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, ridden, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Woodford Consult (8-12) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.