chased leaders on inside, switched right over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led close home
towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, pushed along and struggling before halfway, headway on outside into mid-division 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out
ran green and always towards rear
edgy behind stalls and difficult loading, mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out
quickly away, led, ridden clear over 1f out, no extra and caught close home
pressed leader until ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, chased leading pair, weakened final 100 yards
slowly away and went right start, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late minor headway, never a factor
mid-division, headway into 4th place 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly away, always towards rear
steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, good headway between horses well over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final 100 yards
Alifax has the clear edge in race experience but his form, including a narrow second at Chelmsford earlier this month, doesn’t amount to much and he could be vulnerable to some of the more lightly-raced types, most notably KNIGHT IN ARMOUR. The Mark Johnston colt was held up in a novice event at Nottingham on debut but was getting the hang of things late on and will be better for the experience. Bumble Beeze is best watched for the time being after hanging badly at Windsor last time and Bib And Tucker showed little on debut. Aussie Wind may be seen to better effect over further later on so the pick of the newcomers is likely to be Snooker Jim, who has plenty of speed in his pedigree and a handy draw.
Alifax 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, effort inside final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Capla Temptress (8-10) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Aussie Wind Aussie Rules colt out of Ride The Wind.
Bib And Tucker 66-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Great Prospector (9-2) at Nottingham 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Bumble Beeze (IRE) 2-1 (8-11) Veered badly left start, soon recovered chasing leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, challenged halfway, slight lead soon after, ridden and headed inside final 2f, hung left over 1f out, weakened soon after, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Tie Em Up Tel (8-11) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Gas Monkey Cityscape colt out of Bavarica.
Jaycols Star Medicean gelding out of A Lulu Ofa Menifee.
Knight In Armour (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, kept on over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Leeshaan (9-2) at Haydock 7f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Sausage Fingers 16-1 (9-2) Led on rail for 2f, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out,, last of 8, 14 1/2l behind Green Fortune (9-2) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Snooker Jim Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Lucia De Medici.
Fastalong (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) In rear and outpaced, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Miss Dd (8-12) at Pontefract 6f fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Foxy's Spirit 100-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden and soon weakened, last of 10, 24 1/4l behind Quivery (9-0) at Doncaster 7f fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Lucifugous (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Hermosita (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
