raced keenly, tracked winner, not much room and lost place over 1f out, switched left and ridden final furlong, kept on
made all, ridden and edged right over 1f out, driven and stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden and effort entering final furlong, kept on
went left start, held up mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten
held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner and edged left over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
slightly hampered start, held up on outside, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
held up, always behind
Nonrunner
Eton has claims on the form shown when successful at Pontefract two starts ago but that was over 1m2f and the David Nicholls-trained gelding does not really get home over today's trip so preference is for Rare Coincidence, who gets the vote ahead of Tojoneski. The last mentioned has shown promise in his last two starts, latterly over 1m2f, but is another who is far from certain to stay this trip and is probably best watched this afternoon. The three-year-old Calfraz was not disgraced behind the progressive Michaels Pride at Redcar last time and has to be respected along with Sooyou Sir, who represents the in-form stable of Anne Duffield. Glenviews Surlami is another worthy of a mention but the vote goes to Rare Coincidence for who there are no problems about the trip and for who a reproduction of recent form may well suffice in a poor contest where all of the jockeys are looking to gain their first ever success.
Eton (GER) 6-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, led and faltered 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 14l behind Court Of Appeal (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f clm (6) gf.
Rare Coincidence 11-2 (8-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Easibet Dot Net (9-1) at Ayr 1m 3f hcp (5) gf.
Broke Road (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Led, headed 8f out, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 36l behind Roman Hideaway (8-9) at W'hampton 2m hcp 0-65 (F) fbs in Jul '01.
Calfraz 50-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Michaels Pride (9-8) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Tojoneski 11-1 (7-13) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Apache Point (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Glenviews Surlami (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 27l behind Muqarrar (8-7) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (H5) fbs in Mar.
Cliffie (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 13l behind Triple Zero (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 3yo sll (6) frm.
Sooyou Sir (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 5l behind Tiffin Brown (8-7) at Beverley 2m 3yo mdn hcp (6).