held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hung right over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, effort on inner over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up
led until over 1f out, faded final furlong
midfield but in touch, headway over 3f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
mid-division, in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
always behind, weakened over 2f out
behind, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Saint Thomas arrives on the back of a battling success at Beverley and is a leading player but always reserves his best for the Yorkshire venue where five of seven Flat wins have been achieved. There's nothing wrong with the consistency of Percys Princess as she's made the frame in six of nine starts on Turf and nearly always runs her race. This is a decent opportunity but a career record of 1-30 with the sole success delivered on an artificial surface remains a concern. Stoneboat Bill is another with just one career success but enters calculations on the back of two useful latest efforts but a chance is taken with COUNTY WEXFORD. The ex-Bolger inmate shaped well at Chelmsford last time until tiring late on and this drop in trip could prove ideal if promising Daniel Muscutt can get the fractions right on the expected pacemaker.
Stoneboat Bill 3-1jfav (9-9) Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon not quicken, disputing 3rd inside final furlong until no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Raven Banner (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Percys Princess 4-1cfav (9-3) Tracked leader, led 3f out, came centre in straight, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Fillydelphia (8-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Flying Power 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leader until 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 31 1/4l behind Viserion (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
County Wexford (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Led, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Sandy Cove (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Saint Thomas (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, led again towards finish, held on, won at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Jul beating First Sargeant (9-7) by ns, 8 ran.
Theydon Bois 8-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed 6f out, driven 3f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Smoky Hill (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Grand Proposal 20-1 (9-3) In touch, under pressure over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Megalala (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Sakhra 33-1 (8-7) Held up, some headway over 5f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Blue Top (8-11) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.