chased winner, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, held final furlong, kept on
made all, shaken up 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up, switched right over 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, beaten over 1f out, lost 3rd entering final furlong
withdrawn
A switch to the Flat has rekindled Its'afreebee’s enthusiasm and he beat Hope Is High at Yarmouth before scoring at Lingfield, though a drop in distance and a further 4lb rise are causes for concern. Liquid Gold is back on his correct mark following his fourth at York. He holds Abel Tasman on that run and should go close to recording a first win of the campaign but BE PERFECT is a straightforward sort who is almost certain to run his race again. He could also get his own way out in front and looks the one to beat.
Its'afreebee (IRE) 4-5fav (10-2) Soon settled in 3rd, niggled along 5f out, headway on outside into 2nd inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Ardamir (9-2) by 3/4l, 3 ran.
Be Perfect (USA) 11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd final strides, no impression, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Eskendash (9-11) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Abel Tasman 11-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 19 1/2l behind Mukhayyam (9-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Hope Is High 11-8fav (9-4) Held up in 3rd well behind leader, ridden 4f out, closed 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, stayed on, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Its'afreebee (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Liquid Gold (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Mukhayyam (9-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.