in touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure in narrow 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with winner
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, lost place 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, clear inside final furlong, driven out, kept on well
early to post, raced keenly, tracked leaders, not clear run inside final 2f, soon hung left and outpaced, ridden and no impression final furlong
led narrowly, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
pressed leader, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression with winner inside final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never on terms
Nothing is dismissed with confidence but SLOWMO has improved with each run and looks on an acceptable mark for this handicap bow. He's not a strong choice as this is his first attempt at a sixth furlong and he's yet to tackle ground with cut but he's certainly going the right way and is worth the vote providing the ground does not deteriorate significantly. Balata Bay was rather low-key last time but should prove better than he showed at Town Moor, although he too has yet to encounter conditions with soft in the description. Mister Dependable is almost certainly better then his latest all-weather run suggested and is worth a mention along with Oona, who looks well treated and could improve notably on efforts to date.
Mister Dependable (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never threatened leaders, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind So Brave (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Balata Bay 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort to challenge inside final 2f, ridden and one pace 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 6 3/4l behind James Street (9-2) at Doncaster 6f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Mark's Choice (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Life of Riley (9-2) at Ripon 5f stks (5) gf in May.
Slowmo (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Early to post, tracked rival pair, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed well towards stand side rail to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 5f stks (4) fm in Jul beating More Than Likely (9-3) by 3/4l, 3 ran.
Oona (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Kodyanna (8-11) at York 5f (3) gf in Jul.
Primeiro Boy (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 24th of 25, 12 1/2l behind Ginger Nut (8-5) at Newbury 5f stks (2) gf in Jul.
Mohogany 9-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, no extra inside final furlong, faded final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Taylormade (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f stks (6) gd in Jul.
I'm Billy Murphy (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Eljayeff (9-5) at Ripon 5f stks (4) gd in Jul.