held up rear division, headway 3f out, led inside final furlong, kept on readily
held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, weakened towards finish
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Nathan Evans could afford to ease down GULF OF POETS (NAP) in the closing stages at Hamilton to land a hat-trick in good style. Versatile as regards the ground, he’s worth sticking with in his current form. A course-and-distance winner in April, Caponova struggled raised 8lb at Chester last time though scored on this card last year and it remains to be seen how Boycie copes off a 5lb higher mark after winning at Sandown. So Celebre would prefer slower going and Auspicion and Arithmetic are upped in class.
Gulf Of Poets 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on well, won at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Fivehundredmiles (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Caponova (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Slowly away, behind, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Storm King (8-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Jacbequick 8-1 (9-6) With winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd place close home, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Sands Chorus (9-7) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Boycie 7-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, keeping on when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May beating Silver Ghost (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Save The Bees 8-1 (9-6) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Cornborough (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Lopes Dancer (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Briardale (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
So Celebre (GER) 6-1fav (10-7) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 5th of 19, 12l behind Chesterfield (11-1) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Berlusca (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Lacan (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Azzir (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, every chance well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sgt Reckless (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Brandon Castle 6-1 (8-10) With leader and keen, led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 14 1/2l behind Swaheen (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Arithmetic (IRE) 11-2jfav (8-13) Led 2f, remained prominent, led again over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Auxiliary (9-3) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Auspicion 7-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Henpecked (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
