held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt and soon prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong
led, ridden and headed 1f out, soon beaten
dwelt and towards rear, driven along over 2f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, effort 2f out, no impression
in touch, driven along 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
took keen hold behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Along The Nile is on a roll at present and can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Eqdaam, Tanforan, Red Rudy and Major Magpie. Lynda Ramsden captured this race 12 months ago with Double Vodka and has high hopes again with Along The Nile who has struck form with a vengeance of late. He has had to overcome traffic problems during both of his back-to-back wins at Pontefract and Haydock, resulting in narrow margin victories, and with that in mind, a five-pound rise does not look harsh. With Robert Winston in the saddle, he can prove the best of the Ramsden pair, with Tanforan having more to do than when scooting up at Catterick last time. Eqdaam has been coming to hand slowly but surely, and gave another good showing behind Humble Opinion at Leicester, while Red Rudy finished a close second at the Midlands track on his latest start, but he is not certain to confirm that form with Lucky Red Pepper at the revised weights. Major Magpie came with a storming run at Nottingham last month but was just denied and the fourth home, Boo, has advertised the form handsomely since, so despite the step up in class, he is another to consider. Bon Bon let us down at Beverley and is best watched for the time being, with Along The Nile the pick in a competitive affair.
Malinsa Blue (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, driven along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 11l behind Habshan (9-5) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf.
Lucky Red Pepper 5-1jt-fav (9-6) Held up, ridden 3f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Babe Maccool (9-5) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Tanforan 9-2 (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Paris Heights (7-11) by 3l, 11 ran.
Bon Bon 7-2co-fav (8-9) Dwelt, chased along to go mid-division, headway on inner 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Skidrow (9-0) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Along The Nile 4-1co-fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway not much room over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Whitethorne (8-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Major Magpie (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 12, hd behind Cursum Perficio (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Raza Cab (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) In touch stand's side, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 10l behind Moonlight Man (9-9) at Chepstow 7f hcp (3) gf.
Eqdaam (USA) 7-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway from over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Humble Opinion (9-1) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
