held up, never dangerous
dwelt, held up in rear, hung right from over 2f out, soon beaten
held up mid-division, headway and not clear run over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, held on well
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, hard ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
in touch, hard ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just held
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, never a factor
slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
Spin Again is preferred to Greystoke Prince and Romantic Verse. It's always worth noting when Seb Sanders and Ralph Beckett team up and the Intikhab colt is given another chance to confirm his initial promise. His maiden defeat of Cheveton looks better now and he hasn't been disgraced in either of his two subsequent runs in handicap company given that he has had troubled passages in both. He has the ability to go close from this mark. There should be more to come from Redarsene but a 7lb rise looks stiff enough on the face of it, Autumn Blades appears to need handling with kid gloves and may not be one to rely on in a finish whilst Ike Quebec should fare better back on the all-weather but has the worst of the draw. Greystoke Prince benefited from a positive ride last time and should go well from the front but is vulnerable to a finisher and Romantic Verse should come into that category. She looked in need of this longer trip when outpaced at Wolverhampton last time and has claims but it will also be worth checking out Sir Ike. He was well backed to land that Wolverhampton contest but looked ill at ease at the track; this venue may well suit him better and he'll be worth bearing in mind if the money comes for him again. For the time being though, we'll be siding with Spin Again.
Ike Quebec (FR) 16-1 (9-3) Soon led, 3l clear 3f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 9, 4l behind Registrar (8-8) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Anosti 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 12l behind Mango Music (9-10) at Pontefract 6f fll hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Redarsene 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon led, edged left, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun beating The Last Bottle (9-6) by 2l, 13 ran.
Autumn Blades (IRE) 2-7fav (9-0) Pulled hard, held up, headway on bit over 1f out, shaken up to lead on line, won at Folkestone 7f mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jun beating Station Place (8-2) by a shd, 8 ran.
Valhillen 20-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 4l behind Sahaadi (8-9) at Kempton 6f app hcp (5) pol.
Connor's Choice 10-1 (9-7) Prominent until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 13l behind Koraleva Tectona (8-11) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Spin Again (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up, headway and pressed leaders 2f out, staying on when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, not recover, 7th of 16, 8l behind Capucci (9-6) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Greystoke Prince Evensfav (9-4) Made all, hard driven final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Thomas Malory (8-11) by 2l, 7 ran.
Romantic Verse 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Bishopbriggs (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Oxbridge 18-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 16l behind Averoo (8-9) at Doncaster 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Too Grand 25-1 (8-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 16, 5l behind Lord Deevert (8-6) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Starfinch 80-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, ridden, weakened over 2f out, slightly hampered, switched left over 1f out, 6th of 11, 11l behind Party In The Park (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gd in May.
Sir Ike (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4l behind Bishopbriggs (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
