led far side, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
led stands side and outright, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders stands side, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong
towards rear stands side, ridden halfway, kept on inside final furlong
prominent far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Some in form sprinters in action here and we will side with Trick Cyclist, Blackheath and Kings College Boy appear to be the main rivals. Mick Easterby's five-year-old has looked well handicapped for most of the season and he showed his time was near when finishing a close up fourth behind Glencairn Star at Ayr last time. Ground and trip are ideal once again and he should make a bold bid. Blackheath came good at York last time, staying on strongly to beat Oranmore Castle. The drop in distance is a slight concern but he is hard to ignore in this mood. Kings College Boy gained a deserved victory lat time out, beating Celtic Thunder a shade comfortably, another big run can be expected. In a pretty open contest Aegean Dancer is also worthy of respect, but we do come down on the side of Trck Cyclist.
Blackheath (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Close up and raced alone stand side, led overall 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun beating Oranmore Castle (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 20 ran.
Dizzy In The Head 15-2 (8-9) With leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Folga (10-0) at Redcar 6f hcap (3) frm in Jun.
Shrink 7-1 (10-0) Mid-division stand side, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 8l behind Never Without Me (9-5) at Ripon 5f hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Brut 25-1 (9-2) Led far side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 17th of 19, 15l behind Blue Tomato (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Aegean Dancer 9-1 (9-7) Chased leader far side, ridden to lead group entering final furlong, ran on, headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Never Without Me (9-5) at Ripon 5f hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Kings College Boy 9-2fav (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, won at Beverley 5f hcap (6) gf in Jun beating Celtic Thunder (9-5) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Trick Cyclist 7-1 (8-5) Soon led and raced keen, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1l behind Glencairn Star (9-0) at Ayr 5f hcap (4) gd in Jun.
Obe Bold (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Soon outpaced, always behind, 13th of 14, 10l behind Ruby's Dream (9-6) at Leicester 5f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Jun.