towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
prominent, headway travelling strongly 3f out, ridden 2f out, joined leader over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held
made all, asked for effort over 2f out, joined over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on gamely
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out
mid-division on outer, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, no match for first two
in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened thereafter
NonRunner
Spring Fever and Alba Longa have a rise in the weights to contend with after making winning handicap debuts and are also upped a grade. Spirit Of The Bay won at this level at Haydock and is 5lb higher but TIMELESS MELODY (NAP) made her handicap bow in Class 2 company over a mile at Ascot. She wasn’t beaten far, despite her finishing position, with a late rally suggesting this extra distance will suit. Dual Polytrack winner Dayzee is back up in trip and is preferred to Totnes.
Timeless Melody (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Farhh To Shy (9-4) at Ascot 1m hcp fll (2) sft in May.
Spring Fever 5-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders on inside, angled out 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in May beating Zarga (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Dayzee (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Mountain Song (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Gentle Whinny (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 12 3/4l behind Surely Not (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Totnes (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along and headway2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 3l behind Chelsea Green (9-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Haughty 40-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, short of room and bumped by rival over 1f out, no extra final 100yds, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Surely Not (8-12) at Newbury 7f (3) gd in Sep.
Spirit Of The Bay (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Held up in last, headway 2f out, soon pushed along to challenge, led over 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May beating Maghlaak (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Alba Longa 9-4 (8-13) Tracked leaders, headway out wide over 3f out, led going well over 2f out, came clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, ridden out, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp fll (5) sft in May beating Crema Inglesa (10-2) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.