raced keenly, tracked leaders, effort on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression in 4th final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on under pressure on outside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, effort inside final 2f, soon ridden and unable to quicken, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, went 2nd and poised to challenge over 1f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, quickened clear, eased towards finish
Typical of one from his yard, the progressive three-year-old LAND OF OZ has improved for the step up in distance. A win at Yarmouth was followed by victory over 2m at Ayr last week and Sir Mark Prescott’s colt can defy a penalty in this. There was little between Le Torrent and Gavlar when they filled the places over track and trip last month but Jumping Cats was raised 8lb for winning at Chelmsford and struggled back at the same track last time. Author's Dream has a fine strike rate on the all-weather and is not badly treated but has been off the track for over a year now.
Author's Dream 10-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 10, dist behind Addicted To You (9-9) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in May.
Petrastar 12-1 (9-1) Keen raced wide, close up, went 2nd 10f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left and right, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Emenem (9-1) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Jumping Cats 6-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, niggled along 11f out, driven over 6f out, outpaced over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 6, 11 1/4l behind Lever Du Soleil (8-9) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Le Torrent 11-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Encryption (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Gavlar 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Encryption (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Sunblazer (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Victoria Drummond (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Land Of Oz 4-5fav (8-7) Pulled hard early tracking leaders on outside, edged left and led 2f out, continued to hang left, ridden out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Ayr 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jul beating Hugoigo (8-9) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
