held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, some late progress, never involved
slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and headway from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on leading pair
prominent, led after 1f, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, soon went 2nd, stayed on, no impression on winner inside final furlong
led 1f, prominent, led again 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace
chased along early stages, went prominent and edged slightly left after 2f, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
slowly into stride, chasing leaders after 1f, hampered 6f out, closed over 3f out, outpaced from over 1f out
prominent, pulled hard, bumped 6f out, lost place over 3f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
A wide open contest with LOPES DANCER only a speculative choice given it was soft ground when he was beaten less than a length at Thirsk recently and more rain is forecast. Neutron Bomb returned a losing favourite in testing ground at Chester a fortnight ago while Treasury Notes and Wekeyll will both need to improve from modest debut efforts to get involved. Erik The Red drops in class for his reappearance and Smartie Artie, a half-brother to Group 1 winner Lord Shanakill, is preferred to English Style and Rocket Punch of the newcomers.
English Style (IRE) Bushranger gelding out of Fuerta Ventura.
Smartie Artie (IRE) Smart Strike colt out of Green Room.
Believe It (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never involved, 6th of 11, 8l behind Harbour Patrol (9-1) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gf.
Erik The Red (FR) 7-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 4l behind Commemorative (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn (3) gd in Sep.
Lopes Dancer (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, chased leading pair, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Obsidian (10-0) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (5) sft.
Racing History (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Dwelt mid-division, pushed along and unable to hold place halfway, never a factor, 11th of 16, 14l behind Rare Rhythm (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Rocket Punch (IRE) Makfi colt out of Crystal Reef.
Straight Arrow 25-1 (9-0) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 10l behind Secret Journey (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Southview Lady 100-1 (9-0) Outpaced and always towards rear, 10th of 12, 15l behind La Cuesta (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) in Sep.
Wekeyll 5-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to get on terms, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Great Fun (10-0) at Wetherby 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Treasury Notes (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Istinfaar (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Apr.
Neutron Bomb (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Vibe Queen (9-0) at Chester 7f mdn fll stks (4) sft.
