raced centre, behind, ridden halfway, never near leaders
stumbled and unseated rider start
raced centre in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
raced centre, made all, cleared over 1f out, unchallenged
raced stands side, out paced, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong and never nearer
raced centre, chased winner until over 1f out, no extra
raced stands side, always in rear
raced stands side, held up, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced centre, held up, headway and hung badly left over 2f out, driven and hung right over 1f out, kept on final furlong
raced stands side, in rear, ridden halfway, kept on, never nearer
led stands side group, 5 lengths off the pace until entering final furlong, weakened quickly
raced stands side, towards rear, never near leaders
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, until inside final furlong, no extra
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leader stands side, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced centre, mid-division, ridden and hampered over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, soon weakened
GHOST DANCER looks well worth a try at the minimum and is suggested ahead of likely candidates such as Babyshambles, Kheylide, Bahamian Ceilidh and The History Man. Babyshambles has been in good form this season and handles these conditions so merits a place on the short-list but he still looks a shade high in the weights. Kheylide disappointed when last seen but had promised to be a progressive sprinter with a couple of good runs at the start of May and may benefit from having been given a short break; the market could be useful. Bahamian Ceilidh has plenty of form to her name which suggests that she's more than good enough to win a race of this nature but her win record is modest and she needs to start translating solid placed efforts to victories. The History Man has an excellent strike rate for one of his ability and is well treated; his recent efforts haven't been too bad either and he rates highly. However, a chance is taken with Ghost Dancer whose form figures are less compelling but his sole success came here from a 5lb higher mark last year. That was over a mile but he's shown plenty of speed on each of his last two starts and it looks worth taking the chance that this experiment will pay off for Ghost Dancer.
Westport 10-1 (9-9) Outpaced, well in rear, not clear run just over 1f out, kept inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 9l behind Doubtful Sound (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Nomoreblondes 11-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Raccoon (9-13) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Baybshambles (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Mid-division far side until stayed on final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Requisite (9-8) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Buy On The Red 7-1 (8-12) Stumbled at start and switched right, towards rear, headway on inner 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind Pacific Pride (8-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Ghost Dancer 8-1 (9-6) Prominent and keen, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 9l behind Golden Dixie (9-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Bahamian Ceilidh 5-2 (8-12) Soon led, hanging right and wide inside final 2f, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Celestial Dream (8-10) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Bluebok 16-1 (9-7) Led narrowly, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind Brandywell Boy (9-2) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hart of Gold 9-1 (9-4) Chased leader over 5f out to well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Mountain Cat (9-7) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Kheylide (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Dragon Flame (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden clear over 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 14, 13l behind Misplaced Fortune (9-0) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Ronnie Howe 7-1 (9-7) In touch, led after 1f, driven when headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 5l behind Only A Game (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
The History Man (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Close up far side, ridden halfway, no extra entering final furlong, 11th of 15, 6l behind Argentine (11-8) at Hamilton 6f (6) gf.
Thoughtsofstardom 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 4l behind Foreign Rhythm (8-10) at Beverley 5f Apprentice Handicap (0-55) (3yo+) (6) gf.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Crimea (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Town House 66-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 15l behind Imperial Sword (8-9) at Haydock 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in May.
Rapid Flow 100-1 (8-7) Outpaced in rear, no chance 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 9l behind Harry Up (9-12) at Wolverhampton 5f clm stks (6) pol in May.
Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16l behind Turnkey (9-8) at Ripon 6f clm stks (5) gs.
