held up off the pace in 5th, headway to 4th over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final stride
raced in 3rd and off the pace, lost 3rd over 2f out, went 3rd again over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, raced in 4th and off the pace, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off
raced wide 1f, led, clear 11f out until 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, soon no extra in 4th
tracked clear leader, closed 5f out, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra and caught final stride
steadied start, held up last, ridden and struggling 5f out, never a factor
Sohcahtoa finished runner-up over a shorter trip here last week but remains hard to recommend as his losing streak stretches back to 2008. Winning hurdler BRADBURY looks a safer proposition as he scored of a slightly lower mark on the Flat here in May and went close when third over today's trip at Newcastle last time. James Bethell's charge gets the nod given the rest of the opposition arrive out of sorts. Spruzzo is 9lb higher than June's C&D victory and has been well beaten since while three-time winning hurdler Royal Bonsai is having his first start since March and has yet to score on the level.
Sohcahtoa (IRE) 3-1fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway and switched to inner 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Stormy Morning (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m 5f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gd.
Bradbury (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, steady headway 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Come Here Yew (9-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Artisan 13-2 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 14, 16l behind Song Of The Siren (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Spruzzo 14-1 (8-10) Led, headd over 8f out, reminders over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 10, well behind Bowdler's Magic (9-7) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Royal Bonsai 9-4 (9-4) Tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Fantino (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Spiders Star 12-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, tailed off, 8th of 9, 42l behind Callisto Moon (9-6) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.