chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, edged left and not much room inside final furlong, rallied under strong pressure to chase winner final 120 yards, strong challenge close home, just failed
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, no threat to leading duo
chased leader, slipped on bend 8f out, challenged 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, chased winner until final 120 yards, weakened towards finish
reard start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat
held up in last pair, ridden along 5f out, behind and struggling over 4f out
held up in 5th, reminders halfway, headway on outside 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on gamely last strides, all out
King's Counsel could go close if allowed an uncontested lead as he just failed off today's mark at Musselburgh last time. Amana is unpenalised for winning an apprentice race at Newbury last week and has claims, but this is a lot tougher than the race Bradbury won at Pontefract recently. STRAVERSJOY has so far done all her winning around the tight turns at Wolverhampton so it was no surprise to see her finish second over 1m2f at this track last month. This is more her trip and Reg Hollinshead's filly is taken to repeat her stable's success in this race last year.
Shernando 9-1 (9-7) Started slowly, soon driven along, towards rear, ridden along halfway, never a factor, 9th of 13, 16l behind Easy Terms (8-10) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
King's Counsel (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 11l behind Rosewin (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
The Lock Master (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 7l behind Choral Festival (8-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Beneath 15-8fav (10-7) Lost good position halfway, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 8l behind Back To Paris (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Straversjoy 16-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, chased winner 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Kenyan Cat (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Magnitude 8-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 9, 14l behind Transfer (8-11) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Bradbury (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Dwelt, in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out and 5 lengths down, stayed on to lead post, won at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Memorabilia (9-7) by hd, 9 ran.
Amana (USA) 8-1 (9-0) In touch in mid-division, switched right 4f out, headway over 3f out, led well over 2f out, edged right 1f out, ran on, pushed out, won at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Rock With You (8-10) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Blue Dog (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, hard ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, no impression, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Sasheen (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
