FOL HOLLOW will find this tougher than the seller he won on soft ground at Hamilton last week, but the vote still goes his way as Dandy Nicholls' charge is expected to handle the testing ground better than his main rival Choc'A'Moca. The latter bids for a hat-trick off a 5lb higher mark after a narrow margin victory at Catterick last time while Just Like Heaven won his maiden at the same track but is upped in class here after a recent second at Hamilton. The remainder are harder to fancy though Waking Warrior makes most appeal of Kevin Ryan's two runners having started favourite at Chester last time.
Fol Hollow (IRE) 11-8fav (9-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, driven out, won at Hamilton 5f sell stks (5) sft in Jun beating Distant Sun (9-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Ryan Style (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 11, 13l behind Head Space (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jun.
Waking Warrior 7-2fav (9-5) Close up early and short of room after 1f, held up, not clear run and dropped to rear over 2f out, not troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 7l behind Green Park (9-4) at Chester 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Choc'a'moca (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Went badly right start, led 2f, chased leader, rallied inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides, won at Catterick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Jun beating Bay Of Fires (10-0) by hd, 7 ran.
Liberty Ship 16-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, well beaten when eased inside final furlong, last of 10, 25l behind Mercers Row (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Twilight Allure 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ran wide on 1st turn, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 6, 9l behind Kyleakin Lass (9-7) at Kempton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Just Like Heaven (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Rock Canyon (8-13) at Hamilton 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
