held up, ridden halfway, some headway 2f out, never nearer
soon struggling in rear
mounted on track, chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along after 3f, never dangerous
chased leaders, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right and ridden clear (hand timed)
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden 3f out, wide into straight over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders 4f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on under strong pressure from over 1f out
chased leaders over 4f
dwelt in rear, soon pushed along, ridden halfway, headway well over 2f out, kept on, one pace
slowly into stride and behind, ridden halfway, never nearer
soon behind, tailed off from halfway
Ninth House stands out at the weights but we're going to take a chance with Strathmore. If Ninth House runs up to his official rating then he should win this contest but he has yet to race on this surface and may be worth taking on for that reason alone. In contrast, the selection has made the frame on all four visits here, winning once, and looks sure to run his race although it is a concern that most of his form is over shorter. Blue Empire is another that should be involved whilst Gilded Youth is no forlorn hope if the drop in grade and first visit to this track bring about a return to form. Ifs and buts abound as you'd expect at this level but Strathmore looks fairly solid and gets the vote.
Dickie Le Davoir 8-1 (8-9) Towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Diriculous (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcap (4) fbs in May.
Ninth House (USA) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
Elusive Warrior (USA) 17-2 (8-4) In touch, ridden along over 3f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 9l behind Sun Catcher (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcap (5) fbs in May.
Government (IRE) 22-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 12th of 13, 18l behind Blakeshall Quest (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcap (6) fbs in May.
Dancing Deano (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind Sion Hill (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Gilded Youth 11-2 (9-4) Disputed lead, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 15, 16l behind Unlimited (8-2) at Chepstow 7f hcap (5) gd in May.
Strathmore (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 5l behind Stellite (8-12) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.
Orchestration (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, 10th of 13, 14l behind Blakeshall Quest (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcap (6) fbs in May.
West End Lad 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 38l behind Pegasus Prince (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Zorn 25-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, one pace, 9th of 14, 6l behind Gone'n'dunnett (8-7) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Head To Head (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 5l behind Rosie Cross (8-12) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Ugenius 16-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 33l behind Ryan's Future (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Blue Empire (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind, pulled hard, soon prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs in May.
Miss Tiddlypush 100-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, some headway 7f out, weakened over 4f out, behind when hit rails over 3f out, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Tresor Secret (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Aug '05.
