in rear, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, no impression
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
led early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased clear leader, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
held up, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong, no impression
soon led, soon clear, ridden well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Barons Spy is narrowly preferred to Curtain Bluff in our finale. Richard Price's team are in good heart at the moment and there was a lot to like about Barons Spy's victory last week. That said, this effort followed a decent display at Newmarket a week earlier. Curtain Bluff finally consented to get his head infront at Wolverhampton after many unsuccessful attempts. Malech has struggled since landing a victory at Yarmouth earlier in the season and may need to come down a few pounds before he will be in the winners enclosure. Murrumbidgee was a facile scorer in an apprentice race and is watched accordingly in the market. Missed A Beat looks best of the rest. An intriguing finale in which Barons Spy is given the nod.
Curtain Bluff 9-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) std beating Rosein (9-4) by 3l, 9 ran.
Malinsa Blue (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, effort far side 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 25l behind Passion Fruit (9-2) at Carlisle 7f fll hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Missed A Beat 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind She's Our Lass (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Barons Spy (IRE) 85-40fav (9-3) Led early, keen in touch, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) frm beating Deeper In Debt (10-1) by 2l, 7 ran.
Malech (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 16, 5l behind Plum Pudding (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Will The Till 10-3 (8-9) Tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 26l behind Dove Cottage (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Murrumbidgee (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Mid-division, switched left 2f out, headway and led over 1f out, drifted right and pushed clear final furlong, comfortably, won at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Jill Dawson (8-10) by 3l, 13 ran.
Favouring (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Scrummage (8-3) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) frm.