chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
held up, ridden halfway, never on terms
mid-division, short of room over 2f out, soon faded
chased leaders, edged left over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, stayed on final furlong, never on terms
dwelt, held up, headway halfway, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra
held up, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
with leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon faded
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on well close home
held up, switched left over 1f out, ran on nearest finish
Rochdale is entitled to come on for his reappearance run on an unsuitably soft surface at Ripon and gets the vote to resume winning ways back to the minimum trip ahead of Woodnook and Blue Aura. The last mentioned is less exposed than most of these and has to be considered for a yard that traditionally does well with their sprinters. Don't Tell Sue disappointed at Bath last time and is undoubtedly better than his showing there would suggest but the Barry Hills-trained colt would probably prefer a softer surface. Yellow Card is entitled to need the run and of more interest may be James Toller's Woodnook, who had little chance behind Empress Jain, a good winner at Chester on Thursday, at Yarmouth last time. There should be more to come from Rochdale though and he gets the nod.
Rochdale 4-1 (9-3) Led stands side group, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 17, 3l behind Antica (9-7) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Ochre Bay 66-1 (8-10) Mid-division stands side group, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 17, 10l behind Antica (9-7) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Tiber Tilly 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 8l behind Jimmy The Guesser (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Blue Aura (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Behind, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 5th of 17, 7l behind Ripples Maid (8-13) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hits Only Jude (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon behind, 14th of 15, 36l behind Zomerlust (9-12) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Woodnook 4-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Empress Jain (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Gwilym (GER) 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders over 3f, 10th of 17, 14l behind Ripples Maid (8-13) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Don't Tell Sue 6-1 (9-1) Pulled hard, never in contention, 16th of 17, 20l behind Ripples Maid (8-13) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Xaluna Bay (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 7th of 17, 9l behind Ripples Maid (8-13) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Overwing (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, no chance after, 5th of 7, 5l behind Law Maker (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Yellow Card 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Overwing (8-9) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.