chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, not troubled leaders
held up, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of leaders
chased leader until ridden over 2f out, hard ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
mid-division and keen, headway over 2f out and ridden, led over 1f out, all out
behind, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
Top Dirham, Azreme and Mystical Ayr are three against the field in another tough race to call for punters and the vote is given to Mystical Ayr. The selection ran as if about to hit form when second behind Neil's Legacy last time out. He will not mind conditions, has won off a higher mark in the past and he looks a value bet. Top Dirham rates the main danger as he won well on soft ground last time out when beating Apache Point. However his form on heavy ground leaves something to be desired and at the likely odds he looks worth taking on. Azreme is another that could go well as he beat Superior Star last time out, but this looks more competitive and he could be vulnerable under his big weight. Emily's Place beat Society Music last time out and is another with place claims but the runner-up was unlucky on that occasion and she looks opposable off this higher mark. Ermine Grey is from a shrewd in-form yard and is worth a cautionary look in the market but she is hard to win with, which returns us to Mystical Ayr as the one to beat.
Azreme 4-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Ripon 1m hcap (5) hvy beating Superior Star (10-0) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Emily's Place (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to lead over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) sft beating Society Music (9-7) by 3l, 11 ran.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Colinca's Lad (9-3) at Newmarket 1m app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Apache Nation (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Azreme (10-0) at Ripon 1m hcap (5) hvy.
Top Dirham 6-1 (9-4) Held up behind leaders, led on bridle 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, driven and ran on final furlong, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) sft beating Apache Point (9-2) by a hd, 12 ran.
Ermine Grey 11-4 (8-1) Started very slowly, held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Drawback (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Scotty's Future (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) In rear, headway to go in touch over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 6l behind Turn Of Phrase (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd.
Mystical Ayr (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Neil's Legacy (8-9) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
