led, ridden over 2f out, kept on until headed and no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division outside, driven and headway to chase leaders 3f out, soon ridden, no impression approaching final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, oupaced over 4f out, switched outside and ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on well to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reached leaders
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
mid-division, driven and outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out
behind, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced keenly in mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, stayed on same pace final furlong
Nonrunner
Another potential minefield for backers with improvement expected from several in the line-up; Ethics Girl ran well in defeat last time however AMAZING BLUE SKY represents a yard on fire and the gelding is preferred. Likely to be a big price, the selection only has one win to his name from 15 starts. However that success may be repeated here as he can race off a 5lb lower mark today than his latest defeat and with a flat track in his favour he is preferred. Blinkers are tried on Flynn's Island and they will need to have quite a major effect, whilst Antipodean and Feeling Stylish have recent bits of form that could see them go close. Ethics Girl was second last time to Off Chance at Carlisle and she should run well here although she seemed to be staying on well at the testing North-West track and this quicker course will pose some more problems. Handicap debutants Acclaim To Fame, Laminka and Napoletano need to be watched for market support, as does The Last Alzao who could improve markedly for this quicker ground. Miss Gibboa represents a trainer in good form and the drop in trip may bring about some improvement; she should be reaching her peak after two runs this season and it would be no surprise to see her run well. One of the hardest races on the card and we will rather reluctantly plump for top-weight Amazing Blue Sky.
Amazing Blue Sky 10-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden over 2f out, some headway from over 1f out, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 16l behind Lucky Punt (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Off Chance (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 1f fll hcp (5) gf.
Antipodean (UAE) 18-1 (8-0) Led, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Mons Calpe (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Pattern Mark 28-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 18, 18l behind Night Knight (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
The Last Alzao (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Dwelt, behind, some headway when hampered well over 2f out, kept on final 2f, never able to challenge, 9th of 17, 20l behind Just Five (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Miss Gibboa (IRE) 14-1 (8-1) Prominent, driven 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Berriedale (8-4) at Beverley 1m 4f stks 0-55 (6) gf in May.
Nicky Nutjob (GER) 16-1 (8-11) In touch, pulled hard, not much room and lost place over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, no response, 8th of 12, 15l behind Loulou (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
Flynn's Island (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 11th of 17, 21l behind Just Five (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Hawkleaf Flier (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) With leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 18, 19l behind Night Knight (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Acclaim To Fame (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden along 4f out, headed 3f, soon behind, last of 7, 37l behind Chilly Filly (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Rioja Ruby (IRE) 66-1 (8-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 18, 20l behind Night Knight (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Ballade de La Mer 40-1 (7-9) Held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, no chance final 2f, last of 9, 27l behind Mullitovermaurice (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Feeling Stylish (IRE) 17-2 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 11l behind You've Been Mowed (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Napoletano (ITY) 33-1 (8-11) Raced keen in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 30l behind African Cheetah (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in May.
Laminka 80-1 (8-12) Chased winner until over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 27l behind Invisible Man (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
