chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
held up, good headway near side of group over 1f out, went 2nd and ran on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
soon chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, good headway inside final furlong, went 3rd post, not reach leading duo
led until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, went 2nd again over 1f out until inside final furlong, hung left and kept on same pace, lost 3rd post
chased leaders far side, led 2f out, clear when hung badly left from over 1f out, all out
Nibras Again loves fast ground and has a course and distance victory to his credit though that was back in 2018. Fox Hill had dropped to the mark of her previous success when scoring at Redcar last week though a 5lb penalty makes this tougher. VENTURA EXPRESS had no difficulty gaining his second victory in recent weeks at Pontefract on Monday, coming home 4 lengths clear, so he can complete a quick double under a penalty. Mark's Choice has been confined to racing over 6f at Ripon, scoring there on his reappearance and running reasonably well from his raised mark subsequently. Secretinthepark gained the ninth victory of his career at Doncaster and has only been raised 2lb.
Mark's Choice (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Led stand side group until halfway, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Commanche Falls (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Ventura Express 5-4fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden clear, won at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Arnold (8-2) by 4l, 9 ran.
Nibras Again 15-2 (9-7) Towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, squeezed for room entering final furlong, weakened, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Ventura Flame (9-1) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Fox Hill 5-2 (9-2) Edged right early stages and soon close up, shaken up when briefly outpaced over 2f out, ran on strongly over 1f out and led inside final furlong, won at Redcar 5f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun beating Noorban (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Secretinthepark 7-2 (8-10) Edged right start, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Autumn Flight (9-7) by hd, 5 ran.
Dark Shot 4-1 (8-4) Midfield, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 3l behind Dave Dexter (8-13) at Catterick 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Tenaya Canyon 15-2 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, soon every chance, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Excel Power (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in May.