chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out
soon led, ridden clear over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
in rear, never near leaders
switched left soon after start, always in rear
switched left soon after start, in rear, never near leaders
rider removed blind late when leaving stalls, slowly into stride, progress to mid-division over 5f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong to go 2nd post, not reach winner
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, wide and short lived effort over 2f out
always in rear
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
The four last time out winners in this field seem to hold the best claims in a wide open handicap and of the quartet hat-trick seeking FEELING FRESH looks best treated while the form supporting a follow-up for Chambers looks solid and Crocodile Bay was convincing enough at Wolverhampton last time to suggest another big run. Piccolo Express is the other last time out winner and he might be better value for is narrow success over Gazboolou at Warwick than the margin suggest so he remains of interest. That said Feeling Fresh has been on form for some time now and is only a 1lb worse off than when setting up this hat-trick bid with a comfortable victory in an Apprentice race at Carlisle. Based on that he's well in and while in this purple patch looks the call. Chambers beat home a pair of subsequent winners when just holding off the attentions of Loveinthesand to win at Thirsk on his last run so looks to have claims on that while Crocodile Bay was easy enough when scoring at Wolverhampton but now 9lbs worse off in the handicap the assessor might just be in charge now. Elijah Pepper wasn't held that far in a better race at Newmarket on his last go while . Misterisland is generally consistent and should give another good account. Plenty of on form animals in this race but the best of them looks to be Feeling Fresh.
Nacho Libre 12-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, soon led, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 14, 4l behind Silly Gilly (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Glenridding 3-1fav (9-4) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Nufoudh (9-3) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
War And Peace (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 6f out, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sir Frank Wappat (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Silver Guest 11-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 8l behind Piccolo Express (8-9) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Feeling Fresh (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Carlisle 6f app hcp (5) gf beating Dark Moment (9-10) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Dvinsky (USA) 5-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression on front pair final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind The Wee Chief (9-9) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Elijah Pepper (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Joe Packet (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Rainy Night 22-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind King Of Eden (9-4) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Led early, tracked leader, led well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Guildenstern (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Chambers (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Made all, 3 lengths clear when badly hampered over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun beating Loveinthesand (9-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Piccolo Express 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead post, won at Warwick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Gazboolou (9-9) by shd, 11 ran.
Misterisland (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) In rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Arriva La Diva (10-2) at Ayr 5f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Gemma's Delight (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway on stands rail 1f out, kept on to take 4th post, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Red Scintilla (9-3) at Warwick 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
