soon led far side, ridden over 3f out and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader stands side ridden over 3f out and kept on final furlong
led far side and soon headed after 1f, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out and eased final furlong
prominent stands side ridden halfway and every chance until weakened final furlong
tracked leaders far side ridden over 3f out and kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride and behind far side ridden over 3f out and soon weakened
slowly into stride behind stands side ridden over 3f out hung right over 2f out and kept on one pace
led stands side until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
in touch far side ridden over 3f out and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader far side ridden over 3f out drifted left over 2f out and kept on once pace final furlong
chased leaders stands side ridden over 3f out and weakened over 1f out
towards rear and soon outpaced far side, never dangerous
tracked leader stands side and keen early, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, driven out final furlong
Nonrunner
Stepaside gets the call here ahead of Distant Sun and Maysarah. Stepaside has shown plenty of promise, including when not beaten too far in a seven-furlong handicap off a mark of 72 last time. Overall, he seems to represent what the others have to aim at. Distant Sun has shown promise in each start to date and, with the form equating to around the mid-60s mark, he has to be given some thought, This said, Five Wishes finished ahead of him in a maiden at Pontefract last time. Hansomis's narrow second at Ayr last time, albeit on heavy going, gives him a shout, while Mandarin Rocket could go well if recapturing his 2006 promise of around a year ago. Maysarah has to be seriously considered based on his Kempton maiden debut, and he was overfaced in a valuable Curragh race last time. The selection, though, is Stepaside.
Alone It Stands (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division far side, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 13l behind How's She Cuttin' (8-12) at Ripon 5f mdn stk (5) hvy in Aug.
Distant Sun (USA) 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leader, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 9l behind A Big Sky Brewing (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
Forzarzi (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Prominent, effort and not much room over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 8l behind Chief Operator (9-3) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Stepaside (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong, 5th of 6, 5l behind Proper (9-8) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Five Wishes 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 15, 4l behind A Big Sky Brewing (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
Hansomis (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead entering final furlong until headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 8, shd behind Goodbye Cash (9-2) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
Maysarah (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division best, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out, 20th of 27, 17l behind Silk Blossom (9-0) at Curragh 7f 2yo fll gs in Sept.
Mandarin Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 16l behind Three Strings (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jul.
