tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no impression final furlong
behind, soon outpaced, weakened over 2f out, pulled up inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner final furlong, held up towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, driven to lead well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Stevie Gee has been impressive in winning his last two starts, latterly in a nursery at Redcar but Alan Swinbank's colt is far from certain to handle the underfoot conditions and a safer bet on the ground looks to be Everymanforhimself, who is preferred to Rainbow Mirage. The last mentioned is bred for cut in the ground being a son of Spectrum out of a Sadler's Wells mare and has done little wrong so far but the likelihood is that he will be better over further and may well get run off his feet over this trip in this grade. Amber Valley ran well on soft ground at a York in May but has failed to progress as much as anticipated since then, while Baltimore Jack has been highly tried and now drops in class. Dickie Le Davoir will relish the ground but needs to improve to beat Everymanforhimself, who has a progressive profile and should relish the ground.
Baltimore Jack (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Raced far side, keen and held up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 20, 10l behind Cheap Street (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) sft.
Dickie Le Davoir 7-1 (8-12) Slightly hampered start, chased leaders, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, last of 4, 5l behind Gold Spirit (9-1) at Chester 6f 2yo stk (2) gd.
Everymanforhimself (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp (5) gd beating Palo Verde (9-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Rainbow Mirage (IRE) 4-1 (8-3) Mid-division, soon niggled along, switched right and headway over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, drifted left, comfortably, won at Salisbury 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Jun beating Karayel (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Stevie Gee (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up, smooth headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Redcar 6f 2yo hcp (3) gf beating Voodoo Moon (8-11) by 2l, 9 ran.
Amber Valley 12-1 (8-12) Raced on outside, chased leaders over 3f, 13th of 18, 15l behind Sander Camillo (8-12) at Ascot 6f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.