held up towards rear, chased leaders over 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced over 2f out
held up in rear, weakened 3f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, one pace
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, always held
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
Stellite comes into this having won both starts this term, both here over seven furlongs, the step up to a mile should not inconvenience Jim Goldie's gelding but a 5lb rise in the weights may prevent him from winning again and preference is for Champain Sands, who gets the vote with King of The Moors rated the pick of the remainder. The selection stepped up on his reappearance effort when chasing home Stoic Leader at Carlisle last week and has solid claims off just a 1lb higher mark today. Linda Perratt's Jamieson Gold has shown gradual improvement with racing this term but needs to improve again to trouble the judge, while Tender Moments was well held on her return and looks best watched at present. David Barron's King of The Moors has run better in his last two starts and has to be considered but Champain Sands has solid claims and he is preferred.
Jamieson Gold (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Southandwest (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Tender Moments 25-1 (9-1) Always behind, 13th of 14, 13l behind Folly Lodge (8-12) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gs in May '07.
Champain Sands (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Stoic Leader (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
King of The Moors (USA) 16-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 6l behind It's A Dream (8-10) at Hamilton 1m hcap (5) gf.
Sunnyside Tom (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 2l behind Stoic Leader (8-12) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Stellite 5-1jt-fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Sands of Barra (9-0) by 1l, 11 ran.
Malinsa Blue (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Motafarred (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcap (5) gf in May.