prominent, every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, pressed over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish
chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, ridden along towards rear, headway and hung right over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, eased close home
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
in rear and ridden along, never on terms
prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
awkward start, mid-division on outside, headway over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held towards finish
Pull The Pin's losing run stretches back to 2013 now and it's likely he will find at least one too good again. AFFECTIONATE LADY makes more appeal off her current mark as she went close again at Ayr during the week when finishing ahead of both Captain Scooby and Bearskin. The latter gets an extra piece of headgear in the hope of repeating last year's win over course and distance with Raise A Billion well beaten. It's difficult to make a case for any of the remainder in their current poor form.
Captain Scooby 7-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Goninodaethat (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Insolenceofoffice (8-7) at Hamilton 5f app hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Bearskin (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind Goninodaethat (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Tagtale (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) In touch, outpaced halfway, 7th of 8, 13l behind Milady Eileen (7-13) at Hamilton 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Affectionate Lady (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Goninodaethat (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Sewn Up 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, some late headway, never involved, 10th of 13, 6l behind Riponian (8-11) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Spoken Words 20-1 (9-2) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 25l behind Llyrical (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) in Jun.
Strategic Order (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 9l behind Aprovado (9-3) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Raise A Billion 25-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, last of 10, 12l behind Pitt Rivers (8-12) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Grumpy Angel 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, modest 5th over 1f out, never on terms, dropped to 6th close home, 6th of 10, 16l behind Encore d'Or (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Oct.