in touch, pushed along over 4f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not clear run over 2f out, not clear run and hampered over 1f out, not able to recover, switched left inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged right and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, not clear run and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
took keen hold towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon hampered, no impression
tracked leader, hung right from 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, not able to quicken inside final furlong
always towards rear
SOUNDBYTE has dropped to a mark 2lbs lower than when he scored over course and distance in April and he will appreciate the return to this trip, so he is selected to return to winning ways under Richard Hughes. It is probably significant that the pilot deserts Dansilver to board the selection. Tony Carroll's gelding carried the jockey when finishing over 11 lengths behind Leyte Gulf at Wolverhampton last time, although he should prove much better tonight as that was his first run after a lengthy break. Mixing goes well here and seemed to appreciate a similar trip at Folkestone last time, so could pick up more prize money, while this sizeable increase in trip could see Sir Mark in the mix.
Soundbyte 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 14l behind Super Duplex (7-12) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Sir Mark (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Led, ridden after 3f out, headed entering 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 6l behind Destiny Blue (8-10) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Taste The Wine (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Led after 2f, driven and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 19l behind Sea Change (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
M'lady Rousseur (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Soon led, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, 8th of 9, 25l behind Bold Adventure (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Dansilver 10-3 (10-0) Raced in rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 11l behind Leyte Gulf (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Foreign King (USA) 33-1 (9-4) Led, headed after 4f, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, 9th of 12, 35l behind Sinbad The Sailor (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Croix Rouge (USA) 22-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Jasmeno (9-5) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Trempari 11-1 (8-10) Made most to halfway, soon weakened, beaten and eased final 3f, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Zaffeu (9-5) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.
Mixing 50-1 (8-9) Soon pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Marcus Antonius (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Jenny Dawson (IRE) 100-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden 3f out, soon well behind, 9th of 12, 26l behind Baralaka (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.