held up towards rear but in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never a threat
led 1f, tracked leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon rallied, led again approaching final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
keen in rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, sent forward to lead after 1f, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
Livvys Dream was beaten by Villette at Kempton in November but returned to action with a victory at Wolverhampton. The latter has gone off the boil recently and First Voyage debuts for new connections having won a maiden for Godolphin in 2016 and missing the whole of last year. Grey Spirit showed good progress in just three outings last season but his yard has yet to hit form and a chance is taken on SECRET ART. The latter was winning off a higher mark in Class 2 company over course and distance last year and today’s drop in grade and a first-time visor may see him back to his best on only his third start since joining Gary Moore.
Secret Art (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 23 3/4l behind Lunar Jet (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.
Grand Inquisitor 13-8 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 17 1/2l behind Clayton (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 4f stks (4) gd in Apr.
Villette (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Held up and behind, plugged on, never on terms, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind She Believes (9-13) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in May.
Livvys Dream (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in May beating Redgrave (9-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
First Voyage (IRE) 2-1fav (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Desert Way (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Grey Spirit (IRE) 8-13fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, chased leaders and hung left inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Parting Clouds (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.