tracked leaders, headway and effort inside final 2f, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden and edged right when hard pressed inside final furlong, held on
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
led narrowly, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, stayed on and every chance when slightly bumped inside final furlong, just held
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced and behind, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never able to challenge
behind, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never involved
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, never pace to challenge, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair when lost 3rd inside final furlong
with leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Arletta Star, Seanjohnsilver and Ascot Dreamer all went close last time, though the latter pair step up a grade for this. Defence Treaty may benefit from a drop back in distance but Murqaab only won a seller at Thirsk and left David O’Meara’s stable in the subsequent auction. Northernpowerhouse is proving very consistent and has only gone up a pound since his second at Thirsk with Magical Spirit also finding only one too good at Newcastle last month. INSPIRED THOUGHT lost her unbeaten record at Newcastle but it’s possible she didn’t enjoy the drop in distance. Back over her winning trip, she can get back on track as she has plenty of scope now tried on Turf.
Inspired Thought (IRE) 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Wise Words (9-1) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Northernpowerhouse 6-1 (9-4) Chased winner stand side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 20, 1 3/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-6) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Magical Spirit (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Bugler Bob (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Fume (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Outpaced in last pair, never a factor, 7th of 9, 13l behind Gale Force Maya (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Defence Treaty (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Held up in touch, switched left over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 1/4l behind Dragon Sun (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Olivia R (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 6th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Mot Juste (8-12) at Beverley 7f fll stks (5) gd in Sep.
Murqaab 5-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders centre, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Thirsk 6f stks (6) gs in May beating Dandy Highwayman (9-11) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.
Fair Alibi 16-1 (9-2) Awkwardly away close up centre, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 20, 3 3/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-6) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Arletta Star 7-1 (8-6) Raced keenly, led narrowly, ridden inside final 2f, kept on well, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Howzer Black (9-9) at Carlisle 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Seanjohnsilver (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, chased front pair when edged left 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, shd behind Fairy Fast (9-5) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Ascot Dreamer 9-2fav (9-4) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 12, nk behind Kermouster (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Muhallab (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Led stands side group, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 16th of 19, 22 1/4l behind Aghast (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
