slowly into stride, held up behind, headway on outside 3f out, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 2f, stayed on when hard pressed throughout final furlong, edged left towards finish, just held on
mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance final furlong, just held
tracked leaders, effort to challenge 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch on outer, driven and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
awkwardly away, held up, always behind, outpaced final 2f
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on and effort when short of room inside final furlong, no extra
TRUE NORTH went close over 7f at Wolverhampton last time and will attract plenty of support stepping up in distance. He’s just the type Sir Mark Prescott does so well with. Plentyinthetanksir won over a mile here recently and can figure if staying while Normandy Blue was placed over 1m4f at Doncaster back in April though it was soft ground on that occasion. Tilsworth Lukey scored over track and trip in March and remains 7lb higher but Lifeboat slides further down the weights.
Dora's Field (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, modest headway over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 16, 15 1/2l behind Sula Island (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Lifeboat (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led until hung left and headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Atticus Boy (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
True North (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) With leader, led narrowly after 1f, headed inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Onefootinparadise (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jul.
Tilsworth Lukey 5-1 (8-11) Held up behind, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, never able to challenge, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 21 3/4l behind River Dart (9-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Plentyinthetanksir 10-3 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Global Wonder (9-9) by ns, 11 ran.
Normandy Blue 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, challenged over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out to over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Candidate (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Overtrumped 200-1 (8-11) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Wadilsafa (9-2) at Newmarket 1m stks (5) gf in May.
Clon Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Socialites Red (9-6) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Ronni Layne 50-1 (8-7) Raced keenly, soon led, headed 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, weakened rapidly 3f out, tailed off, last of 15, dist behind Careyanne (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
