held up, reminders halfway, soon lost place
slowly away, in rear, headway halfway, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, stayed on from over 1f out
in touch, outpaced 4f out
held up in touch, stayed on from over 1f out
held up mid-division, outpaced halfway, kept on final 2f, no impression
tracked winner and keen, every chance over 4f out, kept on same pace
made all, kept on well
held up in touch, tracked leaders halfway, weakened over 2f out
prominent, weakened over 2f out
held up and keen, outpaced over 5f out
held up, struggling halfway
Three recent winners catch the eye here, and from a shortlist of Bolckow, Forrest Flyer and Master Nimbus, it is the latter who can win again. Fresh from a ten-length romp at Ripon, John Quinn's experienced gelding must be considered a major danger under a 6lb penalty. A return to this trip should not pose any problems and having won off a mark of 113 over hurdles, he should be capable of running well off this mark before the handicapper goes over the top. Bolckow has not had the best time of things in recent seasons but he has shown recently that he is back on song and he never looked like being pegged back recently at the track. Forrest Flyer was a convincing winner recently at Ayr and he has claims; however that was his first win in 12 starts and he is unlikely to get his own way in front today. Bollin Thomas, seen more recently over the sticks, is one to watch in the betting, and along with Spume he could snatch a place. A decent start, but Master Nimbus can teach them all another lesson.
Mt Desert 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Rock 'n' Roller (9-3) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Bed Fellow (IRE) 40-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance until not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Wigwam Willie (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Spume (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, led halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 12l behind Navene (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m hcap (6) gd in May.
Bollin Thomas 40-1 (8-7) Held up, always behind, 7th of 8, 32l behind Bogside Theatre (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcap (4) gs in Jul.
Master Nimbus 3-1fav (9-5) Held up, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, won at Ripon 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (6) sft beating Mister Pete (9-6) by 10l, 11 ran.
Bramantino (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 11, 23l behind Master Nimbus (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (6) sft.
Forrest Flyer (IRE) 3-1 (8-2) Made all, ridden over 2f out, soon clear, won at Ayr 1m 5f app hcp (5) gf beating Calzaghe (9-7) by 8l, 5 ran.
Front Rank (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 13, 15l behind Rare Coincidence (11-4) at Hamilton 1m 5f amt hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Bolckow 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led 4f out, driven clear final 2f, won at Hamilton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf beating Fistral (8-2) by 4l, 12 ran.
Besi 25-1 (7-11) Held up, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 22l behind Directa's Digger (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hunting Haze 50-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 15l behind Pegasus Prince (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Compton Commander 33-1 (7-11) Towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 11l behind Silver Seeker (9-3) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-100 (6) gf.