tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway halfway to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
led and soon clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to chase winner, kept on and lost 2nd inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
dwelt, chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Ponty Royale won at Carlisle last month and should go well again raised only 3lb. Its Only Mossy landed a double over 6f at Wolverhampton earlier but is now 9lb higher than his latest success while Pontefract maiden winner Wowcha has yet to threaten in handicaps. Stablemates Jordan James and Be Kool can be given a chance and Kirkham has scope for improvement but a speculative vote goes to James Tate’s AWESOME QUALITY on his handicap debut with a recent pipe-opener at Salisbury under his belt.
Firedanser 20-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Calder Prince (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) sft in May.
Ronnie Baird 9-1 (8-12) With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Dubai Dynamo (10-0) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Wowcha (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Held up in touch, lost place before halfway, hampered 2f out, not much room soon after, no progress, 6th of 10, 6l behind The Commendatore (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Firesnake (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Another Boy (9-6) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Jordan James (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Mustaqbal (10-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Be Kool (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Held up in last pair, driven over 2f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Morando (9-10) at Chester 1m hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Kirkham 15-2 (9-4) Close up, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Palmerston (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Awesome Quality (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division on inside, switched left 2f out, shaken up and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Open 'n Shut (9-4) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Ponty Royale (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) In touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Carlisle 7f hcp (5) gf in May beating Strummer (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Its Only Mossy (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Led, headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Chaplin Bay (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gf in May.