in touch, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
towards rear, short lived effort 2f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, some late headway final furlong
dwelt tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home
tracked leaders, ridden to press winner from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost two places close home
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon pressed, ridden over 1f out, all out
dwelt held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
keen held up, bumped over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
ran loose to start, towards rear, wide and headway from over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
This looks a modest finale though several are unexposed and making their handicap debuts. Leicester fourth Enhanced is one and Starlight Red is another. Charlie Hills’ filly was clearly out of her depth last time the Cheshire Oaks when having a first run on Turf. Nathanielhawthorne has done all of his running so far at Wolverhampton but What Will Be has placed on Tapeta and Polytrack. LINCOLN TALE only won a Class 6 contest at Beverley earlier this month but the runner-up went one better at Redcar earlier this week and David O’Meara’s filly can find enough to defy a 5lb rise. West Newton was in the lead at this trip at Wetherby so might be the danger.
Enhanced 100-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Laafy (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Nathanielhawthorne 50-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Emirates Empire (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Starlight Red (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Mehdaayih (9-0) at Chester 1m 3f lst fll (1) gs in May.
Manton Warrior (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Love So Deep (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Message 11-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 11, 9l behind Emirates Empire (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Robert Fitzroy (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Dark Miracle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Lincoln Tale (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Led early, tracked leader 2f, handily placed on inside, not clear run and barged way through inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in May beating Fantastic Ms Fox (8-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Craneur 9-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Lieutenant Conde (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
West Newton 25-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Moon King (9-6) at Wetherby 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Darwin Dream 6-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, pushed along early in last pair, ridden over 3f out, driven and no response 2f out, 6th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Desert Icon (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Achaeus (GER) 25-1 (9-1) Keen led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Withoutdestination (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
What Will Be (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1/2l behind Blazing Dreams (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
