held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, always behind
led, ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, hampered entering final furlong, soon weakened
slowly away, held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, just held on for 2nd place
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out on outer, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on towards finish, just held for 2nd place close home
stumbled start, held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, went 3rd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, soon lost place
Aeronwyn Bryn is a rare runner here for Michael Dods and will almost certainly be suited by the step up to a mile. He could be well treated on his handicap debut while Specialty is another who'll appreciate the longer trip. Rioja Day, Bamurru and Stiff Upper Lip are relatively unexposed while the latter's stablemate Ronaldhino won a nursery over 6f here nine days ago, though the extra 2f is a bit of a worry. Noble Bull may not have beaten much at Brighton and Lea Valley Black likewise at Wolverhampton but AINT GOT A SCOOBY beat a decent field over 7f here earlier in the month and certainly wasn't stopping in the closing stages. He's 4lb higher now but may still have enough scope to follow up.
Ronaldinho (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol beating Jumeirah Moon (9-3) by 3l, 9 ran.
Noble Bull (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leader, challenged halfway, led 3f out, headed 2f out, rallied gamely inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd beating Emell (9-1) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Bamurru (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leader until halfway, soon hung badly left, lost place and not run on, last of 5, 16l behind Vectis (9-3) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Specialty (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dusky Queen (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo stks (5) gs in Jul.
Lea Valley Black 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Just A Pound (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Rioja Day (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, not much room well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on leaders, 6th of 10, 8l behind Annecdote (8-4) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft.
Aint Got A Scooby (IRE) 4-1 (8-6) Stumbled start, held up in touch, closed from over 3f out, led 2f out, ran on, won at Salisbury 7f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) sft beating Pira Palace (9-0) by 1l, 6 ran.
Stiff Upper Lip (IRE) 5-4 (9-3) Chased winner until reminder halfway, ridden and beaten final 2f, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Complexity (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Aeronwyn Bryn (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 2f out, one pace, 4th of 9, 10l behind Melody Of Love (8-12) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Just Duchess 250-1 (8-1) Mid-division, soon niggled along, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind The Gatling Boy (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
