dwelt, held up in touch, smooth headway approaching 2f out, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, edged left inside final furlong
led, headed 3f out, remained close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, soon edged left, no chance with winner
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, not far away, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
FLAWED GENIUS is dropped in class and will find this easier than at Ascot last time; Royal Dignitary is considered the most obvious danger in the line-up. Neil Callan is back on board the selection and he was on board the horse for both his win at Thirsk and his third at Chester, both runs coming in May. He was subsequently outclassed in two big handicaps but is best in at the weights in this claimer and can come out on top. Royal Dignitary is 3lb worse off with the selection than if this were a handicap, but he comes here in fair form after two decent claiming runs at Southwell and Redcar and he should provide stiff opposition. Singleb has a bit to find at the weights and this well-travelled Intikhab gelding is therefore opposed, as is Aussie Blue who has been in good form in low-grade handicaps but this looks tougher. A similar comment applies to Mick Is Back and therefore we will side with Flawed Genius to bounce back to winning ways.
Flawed Genius 66-1 (8-4) Raced stands side, mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 20th of 25, 24l behind Forgotten Voice (9-1) at Royal Ascot 1m (2) gf in Jun.
Royal Dignitary (USA) 9-2 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Dabbers Ridge (8-13) at Redcar 7f clm stks (5) gf in Jun.
Aussie Blue (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind King Pin (8-11) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Singleb (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, lost place over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind I Confess (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Superior Duchess 10-3fav (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Takaamul (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Mick Is Back 5-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, chased winner briefly over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Steig (9-8) at Brighton 1m clm stks (6) gd in Jun.