prominent on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
towards rear and pushed along, soon mid-division, chased leaders over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, one pace towards finish
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, one pace and no impression
slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
SMART VIOLETTA and Bright Applause, first and second over a similar trip at Carlisle 12 days ago, are closely matched on today's revised terms but Ann Duffield's filly is by far the more consistent of the pair and, with Dale Swift claiming 3lb, can come on top again and follow up here. Master Of Dance won a Newcastle claimer by nine lengths on soft ground last time but has gone up in the weights as a result, while Caledonia Prince only just scraped home in a modest handicap on the Fibresand last month. Nolecce still looks a little high in the weights but has shown a bit more in his last two runs and he looks the pick of the remainder.
Master Of Dance (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m clm stks (6) sft in Aug beating The Osteopath (9-11) by 9l, 7 ran.
Ejteyaaz 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon beaten, 10th of 12, 9l behind Bow To No One (9-10) at York 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Petomic (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, lost place 2f out, 7th of 10, 15l behind Hot Rod Mamma (9-10) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Nolecce 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Wiseman's Diamond (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Mighty Whitey (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Towards rear, no impression 3f out, kept on one pace from 2f out, 8th of 14, 17l behind Action Master (9-12) at Bellewstown 1m 6f hcp 47-65 gf in Jul.
Ella Woodcock (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, one pace final 2f, 7th of 13, 6l behind Silly Gilly (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Botham (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Raced wide held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not troubled leaders, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Desert Vision (9-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Brockfield 16-1 (8-3) Mid-division, came towards stands side over 3f out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened over 1f out, 17th of 18, 31l behind Barren Brook (9-4) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Smart Violetta (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) sft beating Bright Applause (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Bright Applause 13-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, driven 2f out, headway soon after, stayed on to 2nd closing stages, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Smart Violetta (9-2) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Caledonia Prince 20-1 (7-12) Prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, led again 3f out until over 2f out, stayed pressing leader, kept on to regain lead close home, won at Southwell 1m Apprentice Handicap (0-75) (3yo) (5) fbs in Aug beating Golden Creek (9-7) by hd, 6 ran.
