held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
alway in rear
steadied at start and held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
took keen hold behind leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten
always behind
Nonrunner
Onatopp races from the same mark of 69 as when winning a Catterick maiden last month and had excuses when beaten at Thirsk last time, so Tim Easterby's charge is taken to come good again at the main expense of Poppys Rose, Best One, Flying Valentino and Fairfield Lodge. Onatopp stayed on well to land that maiden, which augurs well for this testing track, and was unlucky last time as the hood was still on when the stalls opened, costing her any chance of success. With his yard in form and a decent pitch from stall 6 he looks capable of getting back to winning ways. Poppys Rose won is a c&d scorer who beat Aussie Blue at Redcar last time. A 5lb rise is fair enough and the filly can be competitive with her allowance. Best One carries top weight and perhaps surprisingly is dropped back to this sprint trip for the first time by Clive Brittain. It remains to be seen how he'll go. Flying Valentino is getting more competitive with every pound that the assessor drops him and probably needs a further slip before winning, but can go well, while Farefield Lodge drops to a more suitable level and should finish much closer as a result, but provided they remove the hood from Onatopp, this time she can finish on top.
Best One 150-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, soon hung left, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Jacaranda Ridge (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Flying Valentino 10-1 (8-12) Held up behind, travelling well when not much room 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Karoo Blue (9-5) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Pickering 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 11, well behind Northern Dare (8-10) at York 6f 3yo hcp (4) hvy in Jul.
Mundo's Magic 12-1 (8-3) Led, ridden, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 9l behind Sundae (9-7) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Onatopp (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind dhtrs Gap Princess (8-12) & Riquewihr (9-8) at Thirsk 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Tenancy (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Led, hung badly left far side rail 2f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 9, 7l behind Strathmore (8-10) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Woqoodd 12-1 (8-13) Hampered start, always behind, 12th of 14, 8l behind Social Rhythm (9-1) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Poppy's Rose 9-4fav (8-11) Tracked leader, challenged over 3f out, soon ridden, rallied inside final furlong, led post, won at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Jun beating Aussie Blue (7-11) by a hd, 8 ran.
Ruthles Philly 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Cheery Cat (9-2) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Cardington Queen 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 26l behind Mia's Boy (9-3) at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Jun.
Farefield Lodge (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon driven and weakened, 11th of 13, 8l behind Edge Closer (9-6) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Ducal Pip Squeak 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Alberts Story (8-2) at Carlisle 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jul.
