held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
prominent, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong to lead post
in touch, ridden along over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
led, headed over 2f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely, headed post
held up towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bollin Felix is another Tim Easerby runner today with a decent chance at the meeting and gets the vote ahead of Latanzul, Phreeze and Raffaas. The selection has gone up 11lb for a wide margin win at Ripon last time, but there is reason to believe he can handle the hike. That win came oveer 1m 4f, but this extra quarter-of-a-mile should bring further improvement and he won't mind if the current rains in Yorkshire soften the ground, so he can complete a hat-trick. Latanzul looks a little bit high in the weights judged on recent efforts and did not convince he truly stays beyond 1m 4f last time. A combination of soft ground and a 7lb rise did not help Phreeze get home at Sandown last time and better ground here should help. Raffaas struggled with a 2lb higher mark last time but may be capable of making the frame today, but Bollin Felix is in superb form and can continue his winning run.
Raffaas 8-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 16, 8l behind Regal Flush (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Latanazul 4-1 (8-10) Led at steady pace, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Market Forces (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Phreeze 5-1 (8-6) In rear, some headway 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 10, 12l behind Tempelstern (8-9) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Bollin Felix 10-11fav (9-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out, won at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Jul beating Music Review (8-12) by 7l, 9 ran.
Plane Painter (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, steadied 7f out, ridden 3f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Love Brothers (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo app hcp (5) frm.
Calzaghe (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Held up in 8th, pushed along 4f out, headway under pressure inside final 2f, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Duty Free (9-5) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
