raced stands side, made all, hung right final furlong, strongly pressed near finish, held on gamely
awkward leaving stalls, hampered soon after start, soon switched left to rear of stands side group, switched right 2f out, good headway over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just held
slowly into stride, soon switched sharply right to lead far side quartet over 4f out, headed entering final furlong, no chance with leaders stands side
raced far side, prominent, driven to lead that group entering final furlong, not pace of leaders stands side
raced on stands side, in touch on outer, weakened over 2f out
raced stands side, pressed winner, faded inside final furlong
led far side group to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
raced far side and always behind
raced stands side, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
raced stands side, chased leaders over 3f
raced stands side on rail, chased leaders, stayed on under pressure final furlong
In the claimer, Further Outlook is selected ahead of Diamond Josh and Renegade. Further Outlook comes here on a roll, his two-successive wins having come at selling and claiming level, and, in a race where he fares well on adjusted ratings, has to be given every chance. Diamond Josh is also on a roll following two selling wins and he might give the selection the most to do. All of Sweet Pickle's wins have so far come on the all-weather, while Renegade could be given a squeak based on his best 2005 form, but Snow Wolf is held by Diamond Josh based on recent form. Silver Visage might prove best of the rest but, for the selection, we will stick with Further Outlook.
Further Outlook (USA) 3-1fav (8-13) Made all, kept on well, won at Hamilton 5f clm (6) gs beating Unlimited (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Sweet Pickle 6-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Pippa's Dancer (9-13) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gf.
Renegade (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Guildenstern (10-1) at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Snow Wolf 6-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, faded, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Diamond Josh (8-13) at Bath 6f sll (6) frm.
Von Wessex 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, brief effort, soon weakened, 8th of 16, 5l behind Diamond Josh (8-13) at Bath 6f sll (6) frm.
Diamond Josh 7-2fav (9-12) Chased leader stand's side group, led group and overall leader over 3f out, clear over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Ripon 6f app sll (6) gf beating Dematraf (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 19 ran.
Xaar Breeze 66-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, ridden over 3f out, switched right and headway over 2f out, nearest at finish, 3rd of 16, 1l behind Diamond Josh (8-13) at Bath 6f sll (6) frm.
My Girl Pearl (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) In touch, chased leaders 2f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 3l behind Full Spate (9-13) at Chepstow 7f clm (6) gf.