towards rear, some late progress, never on terms
tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, rallied final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, held
towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
soon led, ridden when headed over 2f out, weakened
towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, challenged, held on
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, beaten when hampered inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, fading when headed over 1f out
always in the rear
slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on
Nonrunner
Castara Bay can defy topweight, with Pivotal Truth, Garden Party and Lawyers Choice the ones to give him most to do. Castara Bay came good at the 12th time of asking when beating Tufton in a Leicester claimer recently, making rapid headway to score by three-lengths in the end. He did tend to hang right in the closing stages, so the fact that he drawn in stall 12 will help his cause, and as he is still well handicapped compared to last year, is worth chancing to follow up. Pivotal Truth handled the Polytrack well when opening her account over seven-furlongs at Wolverhampton nine-days ago, and may not be badly treated, so can give the selection most to do. Of the others, the lightly-raced Garden Party has first-time blinkers to sharpen him up, while Lawyers Choice lines up in some form, having won two of her last three starts, the latest over track-and-trip. She has it to do from stall number one though, and we would rather side with Castara Bay.
Satyricon 12-1 (8-6) Held up, improved 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Captain Jacksparra (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Chin Wag (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong, last of 6, 23l behind Thunderousapplause (9-3) at Chester 1m hcap (5) hvy in Jul.
Lawyers Choice 25-1 (8-10) Prominent, chased leader after 2f, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 1m hcap (5) pol beating Reeling N' Rocking (9-0) by 1l, 11 ran.
Majestic Cheer 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 7l behind Drifting Gold (9-0) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Pivotal Truth 7-1 (8-12) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, led again inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol beating Juzilla (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Tender The Great (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcap (5) pol.
Touch of Style (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 17l behind Tender The Great (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcap (5) pol.
Tasweet (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Led to 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Lawyers Choice (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (5) pol.
Le Singe Noir 9-4 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 6l behind Velma Kelly (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Proper (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 16l behind Ella Woodcock (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo clm (5) gd.
Garden Party 3-1fav (8-8) Mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden when hung left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Merrymadcap (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Divine Love (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 19l behind Red Current (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Hucking Heat (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, made some late headway, 8th of 13, 5l behind Prince Valentine (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Castara Bay 9-1 (9-1) Raced in last place, headway and still plenty to do 2f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, won going away, won at Leicester 1m 2f mdn clm (5) gf beating Tufton (9-7) by 3l, 8 ran.