in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong
in rear, headway over 1f out, nearest finish
raced wide in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon eased
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, led towards finish
always in rear
held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
always towards rear
raced wide held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
led, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader until ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Another tightly-knit 3-y-o handicap to unpick with NIBRAS GALAXY taken to follow up a pleasing success at Redcar when the Nathaniel colt did well to win after not receiving the clearest of passages. He looks the sort to maintain his improvement and just gets the nod over Immortal Romance, who swooped late to score at Yarmouth last time under Jamie Spencer who will no doubt seek to emulate those tactics here. Tiffin Top is a likely improver along with Ghazan, while the likes of I'm A Star, Sweet Charity and Robinson Crusoe have all displayed a sufficient level of form to suggest they can prove competitive at this Class 5 level. Keep an eye on Ashington too in the market on this seasonal reappearance in first-time cheekpieces with Atzeni booked.
Nibras Galaxy (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May beating Global Style (9-9) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Tiffin Top 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 4 out, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Raa Atoll (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Immortal Romance (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Cristal Spirit (9-2) by nk, 13 ran.
Ghazan (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked winner, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Msayyan (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
I'm A Star (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden when hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra in 4th final 110 yards, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Ship Of The Fen (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Emerald Rocket (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Gododdin (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Gamesters Icon 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on outside, effort to challenge 2f out, outpaced by winner over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Moxy Mares (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Sweet Charity 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, not able to challenge winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Angelina D'Or (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (6) pol in May.
Robinson Crusoe (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Hombre Casado (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Optimum Time (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Slowly away, in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Gododdin (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Surrey Blaze (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind We Are The World (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
The Throstles 25-1 (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 17, 17 1/4l behind Victory Chime (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Phoenician Star (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) In touch, took keen hold, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Raa Atoll (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Ashington 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Baghdad (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f (5) pol in Nov.
General Zoff 16-1 (9-3) Prominent, outpaced 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f, tailed off, last of 9, 36 1/4l behind El Borracho (8-11) at Salisbury 1m (5) gd in Aug.
Delph Crescent (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Rear division, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 13th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Neverbeen To Paris (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
