chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on and no impression
prominent on outside, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon headway on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
very slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Withdrawn
NORTHSIDE PRINCE looks sure to go close to giving his trainer back to back successes in this contest with Rowan Lodge and Avitus amongst those that can contest the minor berths. The selection has not been seen out since finishing second in a Southwell handicap in May but he bumped into a progressive rival on the fibresand that day who has won twice since yet Northside Prince races from a 1lb lower mark. He caught the eye at this track at the beginning of last season and can belatedly open his account with his yard going well. Holiday Cocktail landed this prize two years ago and is back down to a decent mark but he hasn't really shown enough to merit nomination. Rowan Lodge has been knocking on the door whilst Avitus ran on well to land the money in a maiden handicap over course and distance and hasn't been harshly dealt with by the handicapper. The well handicapped Sea Land showed signs of returning to form last time and would have to be feared, particularly if the market were to speak in his favour but we reckon that Northside Prince will be crowned the winner.
Bajan Pride 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Shadowtime (9-8) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Northside Prince (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, driven and stayed on, 2nd of 8, nk behind Speed Dating (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.
Scarab (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside 4f out, soon ridden and struggling, 13th of 14, 28l behind Silk Drum (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Joinedupwriting 22-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Explorator (9-10) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Avitus 9-2 (9-7) Always prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Descaro (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Holiday Cocktail 7-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 3f out, no impression until stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 5l behind Marjury Daw (9-11) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Sea Land (FR) 17-2 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind That'll Do Nicely (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Miss Ferney 11-4 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, chase leading trio over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Prime Circle (9-2) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Stephie 100-1 (9-6) Dwelt, behind, struggling halfway, 8th of 11, 16l behind Nuit Sombre (9-1) at Redcar 7f app clm stks (5) gf.
Roman History (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, lost place 5f out, 12th of 13, 41l behind Bollin Freddie (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Pitbull 25-1 (8-2) In rear, headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 5, well behind King Zeal (8-10) at Haydock 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd.
Rowan Lodge (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, switched left to outside and squeezed through over 1f out, strong run to 2nd inside final furlong, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Dean Iarracht (9-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
