held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th when hung right over 1f out, weakened in 5th inside final furlong
led, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and headed, chased winner until over 2f out, 3rd and switched left soon after, hung right and kept on same pace well over 1f out
held up in touch, pushed along on inside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, pushed along halfway, ridden on outside 3f out, soon hung right and lost place, rallied under pressure into modest 4th inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along chasing winner over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, challenged going well 3f out, soon led, ridden and pressed entering final furlong, stayed on to assert towards finish
held up early, headway tracking leaders 10f out, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, behind and virtually pulled up final 3f
Royal Reserve is better treated on Turf than the all-weather so shouldn’t be far away in this. Montanna got off the mark on Tapeta in June and Zack Mayo did likewise last month while Breakwater Bay won over this trip at Pontefract two runs ago. Skiddaw Valleys is now 3lb lower than when successful over course and distance last year but has been out of sorts for a while. Richard Hannon has a decent strike-rate with the few runners he sends here so PETE SO HIGH could be worth a speculative wager. He would need to improve on the form he’s shown so far on Turf but the booking of De Sousa catches the eye.
Royal Reserve 10-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, driven and stayed on well inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach stands side pair, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Archipeligo (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Mysterial 20-1 (10-1) Led and soon clear, increased lead 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Regal Mirage (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Skiddaw Valleys 50-1 (8-12) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Ajman Prince (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Montanna 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 4f out, 2nd 2f out, driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jun beating Marine One (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Zack Mayo 11-4 (9-2) Close up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, effort on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (6) pol in Jul beating Silver Link (8-11) by 1l, 7 ran.
Albert Boy (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Quickly away led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Tyrsal (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Pete So High (GER) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked winner until ridden entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Cubswin (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) fm in Jul.
Breakwater Bay (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced by front pair over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no chance with leaders final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 3/4l behind Brimham Rocks (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
