held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway
chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, not pace of winner
towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
in touch, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway on outer well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led to 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, led approaching 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, faded inside final furlong
Jim Goldie's Stellite bounced back to winning ways when successful at Ayr last time and has to be respected but he is probably better over shorter than this trip so a better bet looks to be Linda Perratt's ROYAL STRAIGHT, who gets the vote ahead of stable companion High Resolution. The last mentioned comes into this in good form having won his last two starts, latterly over course and distance, but a 4lb rise for that latest success makes completing a hat-trick no easy matter and he is now 10lbs higher than when scoring here the time before so may be booked for place at best. Richard Guest's Applaude has also won his last two starts, most recently in a seller at Musselburgh, but this is tougher. Mark Johnston's Caracal has slipped to a fair mark and can race off the same mark as when a close second behind Mr Harmoosh at Yarmouth last time so he has to be considered, while Talk of Saafend is usually thereabouts but is likely to again have to settle for minor honours. Zambuka has harshly gone up 8lbs for his win at York last time and a better bet looks to be Linda Perratt's Royal Straight, who has been running consistently well in handicaps in four starts since landing a seller here in June and he can resume winning ways.
Veroon (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken when not much room entering final furlong, soon weakened, last of 9, 7l behind Granny Mcphee (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Cool Baranca (GER) 2-1fav (9-9) Tracked winner until over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind King Zeal (8-10) at Haydock 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd.
Royal Straight 28-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, pressing leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 6l behind Film Festival (8-11) at Carlisle 1m 3f ladies hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Stellite 13-2 (9-6) Held up headway 2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, led post, won at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Bed Fellow (8-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Starry Mount 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind Don't Call Me (9-4) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Talk of Saafend (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Marjury Daw (9-11) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Billy One Punch 33-1 (9-11) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, well behind Glenluji (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
High Resolution 6-1 (8-7) In rear, headway over 2f out on outer, ridden to lead 1f out, held on well, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating River Ardeche (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
Primo Way 10-1 (8-9) Ridden to soon track winner, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 9l behind Only A Splash (9-0) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Defi (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always in rear, well behind over 3f out, tailed off, last of 9, 49l behind Signore Momento (9-11) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Caracal 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to press winner over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Mr Harmoosh (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Zambuka (FR) 33-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, won at York 1m 3yo app hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Luv U Noo (8-10) by 3l, 14 ran.
Applaude 7-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, good headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f 4yo sell stks (6) gd beating Bajan Pride (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Arch 100-1 (9-6) Behind, some headway on outside over 4f out, soon lost place and behind, last of 13, 50l behind Racing Hero (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun '09.
