in touch, ridden halfway, no impression
made all, ridden over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, eased near finish
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace
prominent, ridden over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
Not a very good maiden this and narrow preference is for This Ones For Eddy ahead of Ride A White Swan and Earlsmedic. The selection has a liking for quick ground and ran well behind Deera Dubai at Redcar earlier this week. The stable are shrewd so if he is well-backed then follow suit, as he should be ok with this drop in trip on this stiffer track. Tugulu disappointed last time out but previous efforts place him firmly in the mix, whilst Earlsmedic is consistent and shouldn¿t be far away once again. Forrest Star shapes as if this return to six furlongs will suit and he has run two good races of late, whilst Ride A White Swan was unable to quicken over C+D last time having travelled well for a long way. An open race, with the vote going to This Ones For Eddy.
Forzarzi (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 15, 21l behind Ours (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Sokoke 80-1 (9-0) Led, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 12l behind Johnston's Glory (8-11) at Hamilton 5f mdn sll (6) gs in Jul.
Wolf Pack 100-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, weakened over 4f out, last of 8, 42l behind Ninefineirishmen (9-3) at Ayr 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Earlsmedic 4-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Natural Rhythm (8-5) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Ride A White Swan 5-1 (9-3) In touch, going well when ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Splash The Cash (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul.
Saafend Geezer 33-1 (8-2) Behind, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Leonid Glow (9-4) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Tugalu (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Led stands side to 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 20, 15l behind Frisbee (9-7) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Forrest Star 13-8fav (8-12) Keen early, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Infinity Bond (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f mdn aut stk (6) gs in Jul.
La Guancha 50-1 (8-8) Always behind, 7th of 9, 11l behind Highland Warrior (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f sll (6) gs in Jul.
This Ones For Eddy 16-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden halfway, soon hung left, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Deira Dubai (8-12) at Redcar 7f mdn 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Cranworth Blaze 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 8l behind Infinity Bond (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f mdn aut stk (6) gs in Jul.