slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on rail over 2f out, pushed along and every chance approaching final 1f, stayed on
took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, progress when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong
held up, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 1f
prominent until weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt and always behind
quickly away, led for 1f, remained prominent, regained lead inside final furlong, ran on well, ridden out
There are unlikely to be too many involved in this claimer and we are going to look a Gift Horse in the mouth and oppose with DRESSED TO DANCE, while Obe Gold can probably take silver or bronze. Ron Harris loves to have a winner at his local track and this is his only runner on today's card. The Namid mare races over her optimum trip and with her preferred ground conditions, and she will appreciate this drop back in distance. While she is no nailed on certainty she wins in her turn and her turn may well be today. Obe Gold put together a couple of wins in this sphere at Hamilton and Catterick in July, and has run with credit in defeat in four starts since. He should be very competitive again, while the same goes for Gift Horse. David Evans is a trainer to be feared here, but although his nine-year-old has been rated over 100 in his time, it has been a long decline for at least four seasons, punctuated only by one claimer win in that time. Although he has won on fast ground once, he seems to prefer it good or slower and so we are prepared to take him on. Outer Hebrides has got lots to find at the weights but does well at the track and so may emerge best of a moderate remainder, and while she may not waltz away with it, we prefer the claims of Dressed To Dance.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 10-3 (8-9) Slowly away, in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, never reached leaders, 7th of 11, 5l behind Manchestermaverick (8-11) at Brighton 7f clm stks (6) fm in Aug.
Interactive (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 11l behind Shaded Edge (10-7) at Salisbury 7f ldy hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Outer Hebrides 9-2 (9-2) Outpaced, headway 3f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 13, 3l behind Abhainn (8-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Castano 4-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, soon eased, 12th of 14, 18l behind Big Boom (8-8) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Gift Horse 12-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, under pressure halfway, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Choreography (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Harrison's Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Abhainn (8-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Lord Orpen (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 17l behind Trysting Grove (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (7) pol in Feb '08.
Nordic Light (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Bumped start and always behind, last of 14, 16l behind Mythical Blue (9-4) at Warwick 5f sell stks (6) gd in Aug.
Supreme Speedster 12-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden well over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 4l behind Bermondsey Bob (8-5) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Who's Winning (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Scruffy Skip (9-0) at Brighton 6f sell stks (6) fm.
Obe Gold 11-4 (9-5) Hood removed late and stumbled start, behind, ridden after 2f, no impression until switched left and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Whiteoak Lady (9-0) at Thirsk 6f sell stks (5) gd in Aug.
