broke well, soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
chased leader, ridden and every chance when hung right inside final furlong, kept on
raced alone towards stands side, always in rear
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
went right start, always in rear
slowly into stride, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and headway final furlong, went 3rd near finish
led and soon 3 lengths clear, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
Jeremy Glover's La Capriosa has been in good form of late on the Fibresand and on turf but she would probably prefer more cut in the ground so looks best watched unless the rain arrives and a better bet may be LESLEY'S CHOICE, who is preferred to Top Bid. Tim Easterby's gelding ran too badly to be true at Newmarket last time and has every chance on the form shown when winning races here and at Nottingham previously so he has to be considered. David Barron's Bosun Breeze won well enough at Haydock two starts ago and is only 2lbs higher today but he disappointed either side of that Haydock run so cannot be backed with any confidence. Linda Perratt complicates matters by saddling two runners in Tadalavil and The Bear, both of who have claims, but they are likely to have to settle for minor honours. Methaaly should appreciate the return to the minimum trip having not seemingly lasted six furlongs at Doncaster last time but a better bet looks to be Frank Brennan's Lesley's Choice, who was running well on the Polytrack and Fibresand prior to a couple of encouraging outings on turf and he can gain a deserved success on the surface.
Haajes 7-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to close 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Hazelrigg (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Lesley's Choice 7-2 (8-5) Led 1f, prominent on stands rail, driven 2f out, not much room just over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Rasaman (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Bosun Breese 14-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 9l behind King Of Eden (9-4) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
La Capriosa 11-4 (8-8) Raced centre, made all, challenged halfway, hard driven over 1f out, all out, won at Southwell 5f fll hcp (4) fbs in May beating Feelin Foxy (9-4) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Methaaly (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Hood removed when stalls opened, held up, always behind, 8th of 10, 8l behind Red Cape (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Top Bid 4-1fav (9-2) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 12, 12l behind Joe Packet (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Tadalavil 9-1 (9-3) Tracked winner stands side group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Lucy Brown (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
The Bear 14-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Distant Sun (9-8) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
