held up towards rear, ridden switched left and effort over 2f out, one pace
held up mid division, ridden and some headway over 4f out, weakened 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
led, headed over 3f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden headway when not clear run and switched left over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ran on same pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, switched left over 5f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no chance with winner
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
always behind
Nonrunner
Mersey Sound is back to what looks his ideal trip and is taken to regain the winning thread here, with Blazing Bailey likely to give him most to do. the latter put up a vastly improved performance on his first try at this trip when scoring by five lengths at Nottingham last time and even though he now races off an eight pounds higher mark he still has to be feared. Darn Good is very well treated on his best form and hinted at a return last time but is almost certainly better over further, a remark which also applies to Lord Nellsson. So we'll stick with Mersey Sound, who won impressively over this trip at Newmarket on his return to David Elsworth's yard and has run perfectly well on his two subsequent starts when placed over a mile and a half and most recently when second over two miles at Lingfield last time. Back over his winning distance, Mersey Sound could just have a bit too much class for these rivals.
Dream Merchant (IRE) 9-4fav (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Inchnadamph (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Darn Good 5-2 (8-6) Prominent, outpaced 3f out, kept on to go 2nd 1f out, never troubled winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Silvertown (9-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) gf.
Rome (IRE) 10-1 (7-11) Tracked leader after 3f, effort 3f out, weakened under pressure 2f out, 6th of 7, 9l behind Marias Magic (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf.
Mersey Sound (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, going well and every chance 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Papeete (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gf.
Lord Nellsson 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Frontlinefinancier (9-4) at Folkestone 2m hcp (6) gd.
Tarabut 9-4fav (9-2) Held up, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Mary Gray (8-7) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Public Eye 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway from 5f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Moonshine Bill (8-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf.
Blazing Bailey 33-1 (8-2) Led after 1f, ridden 3f out, stayed on well to go clear over 1f out, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gf beating Danebank (9-2) by 5l, 17 ran.
