raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung left and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up towards rear, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, plugged on towards finish
tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, soon steadied towards rear, never involved
dwelt, soon tracking leaders on outside, edged left inside final 2f, stayed on towards finish, not quite pace to challenge
started very slowly, always behind
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ran wide on home turn, never on terms
chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
Deinonychus is best with plenty of give in the ground and looks up against it raised 7lb for his Haydock victory. Dance King will probably need this and isn’t getting any younger while the trip looks too short for The Resdev Way but Be Perfect has run well around here in the past while Country'n'western was second at Yarmouth 11 days ago, though has gone up 4lb. THE DANCING POET has been quick to find his form again at Haydock and is only a pound higher here so is unlikely to be far away. George Mallory is preferred to Sea Art of the remainder.
The Dancing Poet 7-2 (8-12) Raced prominently, moved up to lead 2f out, headed just over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Tigerskin (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Petitioner (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 10l behind Solo Saxophone (9-10) at Haydock 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Be Perfect (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Nataleena (9-1) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
George Mallory 7-2fav (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Embrace The Moment (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Country'n'western (FR) 12-1 (9-9) In touch, lost place 3f out, wide and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, hd behind Songkran (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Dance King 8-1 (10-6) Slowly away always towards rear, 16th of 19, dist behind Gamesters Icon (10-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Whitehall 50-1 (9-7) Went left and slowly away, always behind, last of 13, 13 1/2l behind Harry George (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
The Resdev Way 12-1 (9-3) Last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms, 5th of 7, 21 1/4l behind Charlie D (10-0) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Sea Art 3-1 (8-13) Led, joined and passed 2f out, ran on final furlong but no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Flood Defence (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Compatriot (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Raced wide, headway to track leaders 9f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Esspeegee (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Deinonychus 4-1fav (9-3) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden 2f out, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Mac Ailey (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
