held up towards rear, raced keenly, pushed along when headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held
took keen hold, held up in 5th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased
in rear, headway when not clear run on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not able to reach leaders
raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, all out
tracked leaders, not quicken when not much room over 1f out, soon beaten
raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, edged right over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
A good race with most of the field arriving in form; we like the look of DANCE AND DANCE who is preferred to Hand Painted and Reject. Zebrano is capable on his day and everything panned out well for him at Chepstow; he's not handicapped out of this, has run well at the track and has proved versatile with regard to underfoot conditions. Cheap Thrills has a few questions to answer after Newbury but would have claims if recapturing her early season form whilst My Best Bet is likely to find this a little tougher than the race which she won here last time. Hi Shinko is, essentially, opposable although he ran well last time and has achieved both career victories here but more of a threat could be posed by Reject who was asked to contest a stronger race at Ascot last time; he blotted his copybook prior to that but remains of interest at this level. Doc Jones has been running well and probably just needs the breaks whilst Hand Painted should continue to give a good account of himself. The selection has a little more to prove than his rivals as this is his first turf start but his yard is flying high at present and it may be best to overlook a below par run at Southwell as the form of his previous two starts had worked out well enough. He's the scope for further improvement, looks well enough drawn so Dance And Dance gets the vote.
Dance And Dance (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased winner 4f out until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8l behind Elusive Fame (9-1) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Zebrano 3-1 (9-6) Took keen hold early, held up, headway halfway, led 2f out, driven out, won at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul beating Secret Hero (8-11) by 1l, 7 ran.
My Best Bet 11-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway to track leading pair 3f out, ridden to chase leader approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead final 75 yards (hand timed), won at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Bea Menace (9-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Hand Painted 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, effort when not clear run, switched left approaching final furlong, ran on, never able to challenge after, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Olynard (9-4) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Doc Jones (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon every chance, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Medicean Man (9-3) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Jul.
Reject 9-2 (8-12) Stumbled start, soon prominent in group of 5 near stands side, effort and hung right as groups merged approaching 2f out, soon no chance, 8th of 11, 9l behind Rapid Water (8-9) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Hi Shinko 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led final furlong, hard ridden inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, headed post, 2nd of 10, hd behind Secret Hero (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Cheap Thrills 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders over 4f, 8th of 9, 13l behind Perfect Friend (9-1) at Newbury 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
