slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression
took keen hold, close up, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, found little, not ran on
keen led, ridden over 3f out, headed towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace
Withdrawn
ENGULF may not be long for racing if he can't win this maiden with the minimum of fuss as his form is head and shoulders above that achieved by some modest rivals. The handicapper gives him upwards of 20lb in hand of those rivals with official ratings and those without marks haven't done enough to suggest that they're going to cause too many headaches. Any softening of the ground would be an imponderable as the son of Danehill Dancer has never raced on ground worse than good whilst he clearly has his quirks as he's hung quite badly in the past and his riders have, on occasion, avoided recourse to the whip but he should be able to win this without coming off the bridle. Mata Hari Blue should be thereabouts again but of more interest, at least for the future, is Buachaill Dona's half-brother Premier Contender.
Clare Harrier (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Outpaced, always behind, last of 6, 20l behind Stellarina (8-8) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd.
Clearly Cryptonite (USA) 66-1 (9-3) Driven along halfway, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 22l behind Ardent (8-12) at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd.
Engulf (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Held up towards rear and keen, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, shd behind Alkhataaf (9-3) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Premier Contender (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Raced on rail, with winner until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly soon after, 9th of 11, 25l behind Ardent (8-12) at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd.
Mata Hari Blue 4-1 (8-11) Prominent, led over 1f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Rainy Night (9-5) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Rose Bed (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Pulled hard in mid-division, no extra from under 5f out, 14th of 16, 49l behind City Line (8-11) at Sligo 1m 4f 3yo hcp 47-65.
Wrens Hope 80-1 (8-9) In touch, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 27l behind Cross of Lorraine (8-7) at Catterick 6f sell stks (6) gd in Jul.
Sonia Girl (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Flased tail early stages and pushed along in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, lost modest 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 20l behind Advertisement (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol.