in rear, travelling strongly 3f out, switched left and asked for effort 2f out, kept on final furlong, always held
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, just held
close up, steady headway under pressure 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on final furlong, just held on
towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders but kept on and edged right final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
TALAMANCA offered very little in maidens but was to produce a fair effort at Lingfield on his first run in a handicap following the combination of a gelding operation and a couple of months off the track. Sweet Fortune is Karl Burke’s only runner at the meeting and must be respected accordingly while Gumais is steadily improving. Man Made Of Smoke was only fourth when dropped into a claimer at Redcar though the second has gone on to pick up a similar prize at Ripon in convincing fashion.
Gumais (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 3 1/4l behind Rocking Ends (9-11) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Man Made Of Smoke 11-4 (9-0) Chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, went modest 4th final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind What A Dude (8-12) at Redcar 7f stks (4) gf in Jun.
Nibras Rainbow (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Midfield, dropped to rear 3f out, weakened, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind Pembrokeshire (9-7) at Yarmouth 6f stks (4) gf in Jun.
Sweet Fortune (FR) 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along on outside 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Fomo (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Jul.
Talamanca 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on inner, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Zakram (8-13) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Jul.