soon pushed along in mid-division, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased
in touch, ridden over 3f out, switched left 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd final stride, no chance with winner
soon led, clear over 1f out, easily
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f
chased leaders, 2nd 6f out, ridden 3f out, no chance with winner from 2f out, lost 2nd final stride
always towards rear
in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
mid-division, ridden and steady headway from 3f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, brief effort over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always behind
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
behind, lost touch over 3f out stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
always mid-division
Lawyer To The World won a claimer last time and with Christine Dunnett having drawn a blank here on turf in the past five seasons we will give the colt a swerve and instead side with Stagehand, while Red Flare and Proposal should also be involved. The selection races over his optimum trip and hails from the in-form Rod Millman yard. He was not far away on slow ground at Salisbury last time but should appreciate these better conditions and his form looks solid enough to recommend him. Lawyer To The World was a comfortable scorer in that lower company last time but will find this tougher especially with a 5lb rise. Red Flare returns to a more suitable 10f here and enjoys faster ground, so a repeat of either of her last couple of runs will see her compete, while Proposal should prefer this to the longer trips over which she has been competing and could take closer order. Even so Stagehand has some solid form in the book and claim this poor contest.
Dramatic Touch 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 7l behind El Toreador (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jun.
Stagehand (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Rustic Gold (8-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Gib (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 16, 8l behind Mandalay Prince (8-8) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Like To Golf (USA) 13-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 14, 10l behind Revisionist (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Proposal 7-1 (7-7) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 8, 3/4l behind They All Laughed (9-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Double Banded (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 11th of 16, 11l behind Mandalay Prince (8-8) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Red Flare (IRE) 10-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, headway from 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Beau Michael (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Restless Soul 16-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden and headway 4f out, chased leaders and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Pentasilea (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
Dark Druid (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 15, 18l behind Palmetto Point (8-8) at Warwick 1m 3yo app hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Black Mogul 14-1 (8-12) Soon ridden and mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 16, 18l behind Ainama (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Brave Jack (IRE) 9-1 (7-13) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 5l behind Beau Sancy (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Lawyer To World 7-2 (7-12) Keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on, won at Brighton 1m 2f clm (6) gs in Jun beating Shaheer (9-11) by 3l, 6 ran.
A Nod And A Wink (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Peppin's Gold (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) pol in Mar.
Red Brick Road (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 15, 9l behind Palmetto Point (8-8) at Warwick 1m 3yo app hcp (6) sft in Jun.
