tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, lost 2nd near finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch in mid-division, not much room over 7f out, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 3f out
a little slow into stride, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th close home
anticipated start and led, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, or when squeezing through over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd near finish, no impression on winner
a little slow into stride, held up, headway when short of room over 2f out, soon switched right, led inside final furlong, went clear, stayed on well
DREAMWEAVER just failed to justify favouritism in a decent Sandown handicap last time but is progressing well, has had only a handful of runs and is in here off bottomweight for a yard in fine form. It is a tight handicap with only 7lb between all runners, of which Global Express could prove interesting on handicap debut off a mark of 74 and he is really the only one who could be considered fully unexposed, although there's an element of that about Ride The Monkey, who shaped rather better last time and now sports first-time cheekpieces. Creek Island is usually thereabouts for the Johnston team and should be in the shake-up once again.
Guildhall 16-1 (9-1) Never travelled in last pair, behind final 2f, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Mokammal (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Balgees Time (FR) (9-3) 4th of 14, 1/2l behind Arum (8-13) at Longchamp 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Ride The Monkey (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Held up last, pushed along 4f out, ridden along over 2f out, stayed on into never nearer 4th final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Production (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Global Express 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Desert Icon (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Creek Island (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Made most, driven over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly when bumped winner slightly inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 3/4l behind Conspiritor (9-5) at Bath 1m hcp (4) fm in Jul.
Lola's Theme 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, every chance 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 5, 12 3/4l behind Dal Horrisgle (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Deebee 10-1 (8-9) Led, driven when challenged over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind American Graffiti (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Dreamweaver (IRE) 11-4fav (8-8) Held up off the pace last pair, hung right and good headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Marronnier (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.