taken to post early, led, headed over 3f out, led again halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened tamely final furlong
awkwardly away, close up, headway entering final furlong, soon joined leader, ridden bumped and carried right, led towards finish
raced wide prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and carried head high inside final furlong, driven and hung right, headed towards finish
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
prominent, led over 3f out until halfway, briefly dropped to last, rallied inside final furlong
A poor seller but BILLY DYLAN comes out best at the weights and David O’Meara’s charge can take advantage. Desert Ace finished well ahead of Robot Boy when placed at Pontefract earlier but has something to find with Longroom on these terms as the latter drops down in class with an apprentice’s allowance further helping his cause. Rated only 33, Raise A Billion looks to have an impossible task on his reappearance.
Billy Dylan (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along and headed well over 1f out, ridden and beaten final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Canford Bay (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Desert Ace (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, edged left soon after start, weakened halfway, eased, last of 15, 14 1/4l behind Big Lachie (9-8) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Longroom 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Lathom (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Raise A Billion 150-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 9l behind Cosmic Chatter (11-4) at Carlisle 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Robot Boy (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Mujassam (8-13) at Catterick 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.