led on rail, edged right from 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, effort on inside rail over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden to lead and edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish
soon outpaced, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Plenty of old rivals are in opposition in this. Come On Dave loves to blitz from the front and ran a cracker last time around the Chester bends - he will have many of these on the stretch early if on a going day. However, MASTER BOND keeps on threatening to pick up one of these sprint handicaps and hopefully can remain in sufficiently close contention for his customary late swoop to prove decisive. Noodles Blue Boy has been performing consistently well in similar contests and should be on the premises once again while Thatcherite is definitely of interest if putting his best foot forward, although he is the sort who needs everything to drop just right.
Come On Dave (IRE) 4-1fav (8-6) Led, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Lexi's Hero (8-8) at Chester 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Master Bond 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never a threat, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Distant Past (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf.
Ladweb 16-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Lexington Abbey (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Dishy Guru 8-1 (8-12) Unruly in stalls and missed the break, detatched in rear, never a factor, last of 10, 10l behind Lady Gibraltar (8-13) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Noodles Blue Boy 3-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and every chance when hung right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Dishy Guru (9-3) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Thatcherite (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Always behind, 8th of 10, 14l behind Jan Van Hoof (9-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Barbs Princess 25-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Links Drive Lady (9-9) at Goodwood 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd.
Generalyse 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Salvatore Fury (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.