held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, driven, kept on inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden 3f out, soon hung right, kept on one pace
always in rear
pulled hard, raced wide, always in rear
Foolish Groom can get the better of Peephole and Shrine Mountain in a competitive handicap. Shrine Mountain comes here in good heart after two wins at Southwell and a third in a claimer here last time. This looks tougher however, and he is passed over. After winning a Nottingham seller, Peephole now finds himself with Alan Bailey. He looked quite exposed in this grade before taking advantage of his drop in grade last time, and he too may find this too competitive. Foolish Groom won on similarly fast ground at Haydock last year, and showed signs of a return to form when finishing second at Chepstow. That was an improvement on recent efforts, and although he has only that one win to his credit, he runs off the same mark here, and Foolish Groom can double his winning tally.
Leighton Buzzard 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) gf beating Credential (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Foolish Groom 10-1 (8-6) Dwelt, soon in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out but held, 2nd of 15, 5l behind Full Victory (8-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Credential 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Leighton Buzzard (9-7) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) gf.
Shrine Mountain (USA) 7-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Grecian Gold (10-0) at Leicester 1m clm (5) gf.
Spanish Law 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Tidy (9-2) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Magic Warrior 5-1jt-fav (9-2) In touch on outer, kept on final furlong, but never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 14, 7l behind Christmas Truce (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) frm in May.
Motu (IRE) 14-1 (8-2) Dwelt and towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sake (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Peephole 9-1 (8-11) Keen, led early, remained in touch, edged left when ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo sll hcp (6) sft in May beating Jellytot (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.