held up in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, effort to lead towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
stumbled start pressed leader, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
raced wide held up in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
sreadied start in rear, not trouble leaders
Richard Fahey won this 12 months ago and has BALDEMAR in the starting line-up this time around. A C&D winner last month, he's been far from disgraced in a couple of subsequent runs and could be the answer to this tricky sprint. The handicapper may have got to Clear Ice, but the three-year-old Gentle Lord is interesting following his close-up third at Newmarket and Ryan Style could take some pegging back on this track under Darryll Holland if grabbing the early advantage from stall two. Another Try was second at Kempton last time but probably has his fair share of weight at present.
Another Try (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Capone (9-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Baldemar 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders stand side, hung right over 1f out, kept on and no impression on far side group, 7th of 16, 5l behind Pepper Lane (9-5) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Gentle Lord 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Sacrosanctus (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Clear Praise (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Dwelt, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 9th of 10, 10l behind Quasi Congaree (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Stevie Gee (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 12th of 15, 14l behind Grissom (9-4) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Clear Ice (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2l behind Straboe (8-7) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Baby Dottie 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 9l behind Divine Call (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Scarlet Rocks (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Awkward start, towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 9, 4l behind Mappin Time (9-1) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Ryan Style (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 11, 8l behind Mirza (9-9) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.