in rear and keen, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression
held up in touch, headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
led early, ridden over 1f out, kept on to led towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, faded inside final furlong
soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
PERCY GREEN finished runner-up over 7f at Catterick on his first outing in a nursery. That’s the strongest form on offer in a weak handicap and Karl Burke’s charge gets the vote to go one better. Rain Cap’s earlier success at Redcar came in a seller and he’s struggled in handicaps subsequently while none of the remainder have looked like winning in novice company though Pilsdon Pen finished in front of Mac Mccarthy over 7f here earlier.
Rain Cap 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression after, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Gallaside (9-10) at Nottingham 1m (5) sft in Aug.
Souter Johnnie (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 15, 14 1/2l behind Space Ace (8-12) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) gf in Jul.
Pilsdon Pen 100-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Homespin (9-5) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Percy Green (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Outpaced towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, hung left and strong run inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Bankawi (8-0) at Catterick 7f (5) gs in Jul.
Mac Mccarthy (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never a threat, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Governor Of Punjab (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Lightning Bug (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Dwelt, raced awkwardly in rear, never a factor, 10th of 15, 18 1/4l behind Space Ace (8-12) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) gf in Jul.
Luna Wish 50-1 (9-0) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, last of 8, 19 3/4l behind Ultra Violet (9-0) at Newmarket 6f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Jun.