chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
never travelled and outpaced in last pair, driven along halfway, soon beaten
tracked leading trio, headway going well 2f out, led 1f out, edged right to rail inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably
chased leader, driven to challenge over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, one pace and no impression, weakened to 3rd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, soon in touch in last pair on rail, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace to 4th inside final furlong
le don rail, carried head high under pressure over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened quickly
steadied start, held up last off the pace, headway over 1f out, soon switched left to outside, ran on to 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
in touch 3f
Nonrunner
Novabridge is now on a lower mark than when scoring at Yarmouth in the spring and Andy Haynes' gelding should make a bold bid to defy top weight here. But he may just find the less-exposed LIBERAL LADY too strong. Hughie Morrison's filly can be forgiven her run over 6f on softer ground at Windsor three weeks ago as she won with a bit in hand over this trip at Kempton on her previous start. Veteran Hoh Hoh Hoh isn't the force of old and the others are hard to fancy on recent evidence.
Novabridge 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 7l behind Albany Rose (9-4) at Warwick 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Hoh Hoh Hoh 8-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 6l behind Royal Box (8-13) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.
Just For Mary 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear on outer, some headway after halfway, kept on final furlong, 6th of 15, 4l behind Mt Weather (9-6) at Bellewstown 5f hcp 47-65 gd.
Liberal Lady 9-2 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 7l behind Pearl Blue (9-0) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.
Kokojo (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, last of 13, 32l behind Pearl Blue (9-0) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.
Francis Albert 12-1 (8-10) Not much room after start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind First Blade (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Pinball (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Reared as stalls opened and unseated rider, in a race won by Almaty Express (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol, 13 ran.
Rare Bet 50-1 (8-6) Led early, prominent, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 20l behind Boho Chic (8-8) at Bath 6f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Sep '09.
Avonvalley 22-1 (8-13) Fly jumped leaving stalls, in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon lost place, 8th of 9, 9l behind Gothic Chick (8-2) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in May.
