tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
soon behind, never a factor
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 3rd post
broke well, soon steadied, held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and looked reluctant over 2f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
close up, led 7f out, clear 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
soon led, headed over 7f out, chased leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on
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SPARKAWAY looks nicely treated and is the form pick to land the finale with both Blue Dynasty and Vita Mia being the likely dangers. The selection is relatively unexposed running four times as a two year old and only once this season when catching the eye to finish fifth of twelve at Kempton last month. He is only rated 47 and shaped as though he has the ability to win a race of this nature. He receives plenty of weight from his rivals here and with that in mind he has plenty in his favour. Blue Dynasty won on his last start as a two year old at Bath. This is his seasonal reappearance and with top weight to carry life will be tough. Vita Mia ran well enough on her last two outings and looks weighted to run well so she is worth noting in the market. However, Sparkaway is potentially thrown in at the weights and shouldn't be far away come the business end of the race.
Blue Dynasty (USA) 11-4 (9-3) Always prominent, took narrow lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, regained lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 1m 2f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep beating Excelsior Academy (9-3) by shd, 10 ran.
Urban Space 11-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up, headway into 3rd over 3f out, ridden to press leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind Non Dom (8-8) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Water Hen (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, shaken up over 1f out, made some headway final furlong, 8th of 12, 3l behind Hazy Dancer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Oct.
Persian Memories (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Close up, ridden and one pace when hampered over 1f out, weakened after, 9th of 14, 9l behind Lunar River (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol in May.
Deuce 66-1 (8-6) Never better than mid-division, 12th of 15, 24l behind Libel Law (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Kochanski (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 26l behind Lucky Punt (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Vita Mia 13-2 (8-8) Led 1f, remained close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Screaming Brave (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f Handicap (0-55) (3yo) (6) gd in May.
Spinning Waters 12-1 (9-2) Held up, came wide entering straight, hung left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 6l behind Admirable Duque (9-4) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Gaelic Rose (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 18l behind Featherweight (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf in May.
Sparkaway 7-1 (8-6) In rear, reminders halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Good Buy Dubai (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
