tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong
in touch, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well
with leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led and keen, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear and soon outpaced, tailed off 2f out
with drawn
David Nicholls has won four of the last seven and though HIT THE LIGHTS has a bit to find on official ratings he's running better than most of his rivals and can keep up the sequence. Fast Shot was racing in Class 2 handicaps for much of last season but he hasn't shown much when dropped two grades this term. Long Awaited heads the ratings but didn't run very well on ground with some give at Windsor on Monday while Nezar hasn't won a race for almost three years.
Long Awaited (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Led to 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Links Drive Lady (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Nezar (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Dwelt raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-2) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Gaelic Wizard (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Held up, headway when not clear run and hampered entering final furlong, kept on, 7th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Bond Bombshell (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Hit The Lights (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) With leader, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Pearl Noir (8-13) at Ripon 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Striking Nigella 300-1 (9-0) Soon outpaced, last of 5, dist behind Spangled (9-0) at Leicester 7f fll stks (3) gf in May.
Hadley 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind I T Guru (8-10) at Catterick 6f stks (6) gf in May.
Fast Shot 7-1 (9-4) Always behind, 9th of 10, 15l behind Orion's Bow (10-0) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
