held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, chased winner 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
soon led, ridden and clear over 1f out, eased towards finish
tracked leaders and keen, hampered over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear and keen, not much room over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on well to take 2nd inside final furlong, not reached winner
held up towards rear, not much roon on inside over 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, weakened 3f out
led early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
GLENLUJI rates the most solid betting proposition here and gets the vote from Carlitos Spirit, Cils Blancs and Cold Quest. The latter has work to do to beat our pick having been well behind Glenluji at Musselburgh but catches the eye under James Sullivan, whose record aboard the horse is two third-placed finishes from two starts. Not only that, he's tried in first-time blinkers ahead of this return to Hamilton and Linda Perratt likes nothing more than to saddle a winner here, so check the market. Without that guide though Glenluji remains our pick. Jim Goldie's charge did well to win at Musselburgh, a course he likes, but don't be put off by his record here as he'd been running over inadequate distances. We'd prefer to focus on the fact he's unexposed over this apparently ideal trip, has won two of his last three and remains competitively treated up just 3lbs. Carlitos Spirit has the assistance of the capable Lee Topliss for this task and should also improve for trying a mile once more while Cils Blancs should've improved for her first run of the year last time, so with Brian Smart having a fine record here she's another to note. Chicken Daawe's sole handicap success came off this mark over 1m2f so the switch to a stiff track can only help while Applaude seems to like it here and should be staying on late in the day, possibly for a place, but our idea of the winner is Glenluji.
Applaude 7-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, effort 2f out, soon hard ridden to challenge, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Macanta (9-11) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Carlitos Spirit (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) Led, challenged from 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Frontline Girl (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Navajo Joe (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Raced keenly in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 20l behind Celtic Step (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jun.
Cils Blancs (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 9, 5l behind Nufoudh (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Glenluji 7-1 (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, switched right 1f out, driven to challenge between horses inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun beating San Silvestro (9-11) by 1l, 9 ran.
Coole Dodger (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Ting Ting (8-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Cold Quest (USA) 13-2 (9-0) In rear, never a factor, 6th of 9, 8l behind Glenluji (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Rain Stops Play (IRE) 17-2 (8-3) In touch, not much room well over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 12l behind Pattern Mark (8-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Goodenough Magic 16-1 (8-4) Outpaced and always in rear, last of 8, 8l behind Key To Love (9-7) at Folkestone 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep '08.
Chicamia 28-1 (9-0) In rear, never on terms, 7th of 11, 16l behind Haljaferia (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f Ladies Handicap (0-70) (3yo+) (5) gf in Jun.
Chichen Daawe 11-2 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Glenluji (8-0) at Ayr 1m app hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
