in rear and badly outpaced, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
dwelt, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden 1f out, soon headway, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, kept on well
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, soon eased
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Foxy Music makes a swift reappearance after running down the field at Carlisle on Wednesday but is starting to look well handicapped and could go well from a decent draw. Another C&D winner, Star Rover, is drawn wide however, as is The Nifty Fox who weakened quickly when looking to have a good chance at the weights at Ayr last Saturday. OLDJOESAID came with a rare rattle to snatch second place in that race and is only a couple of pounds higher here. He seems to be back to something approaching his best and should take all the beating. Lost In Paris won at Musselburgh earlier this month but, like Baby Strange and Lucky Numbers, is high enough in the weights now and Duchess Dora could be a bigger danger today.
Baby Strange 12-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 8l behind Dungannon (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Lucky Numbers (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Singeur (9-0) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Whozthecat (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) With leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Dungannon (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Star Rover (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led 3f, led again and ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 3l behind Dungannon (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Lost In Paris (IRE) 4-1fav (9-8) Tracked leaders on inside, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) gd beating Bosun Breese (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Foxy Music 33-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 8th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Le Toreador (9-11) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Duchess Dora (IRE) 13-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Medici Time (9-0) at York 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
The Nifty Fox 4-1 (9-3) With leader, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 3l behind Quest For Success (9-9) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Oldjoesaid 4-1 (9-0) Held up behind in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on to press winner inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Quest For Success (9-9) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Tillys Tale 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened 1f out, 12th of 13, 12l behind Senate Majority (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Royal Bajan (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
