led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, outpaced, struggling halfway, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
went left start, always prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on well
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on towards finish
Off The Record was good value for his winning reappearance here over six furlongs eight days ago, should not be inconvenienced by the drop to the minimum trip and is taken to follow up here at the main expense of Crow's Nest Lad and Pirner's Brig. The last mentioned has been holding his form well of late but Mick Easterby's colt may be a shade high in the weights so is probably best watched. Morinqua put up a decent performance when making a winning return at Nottingham recently and has to be respected but an 8lb rise since then leaves James Given's filly with more to do. The consistent Bookiesindex Boy has place claims although a bigger threat seems likely to come from the lightly raced Crow's Nest Lad. Off The Record won with plenty in hand here last time though and is taken to follow up.
Bookiesindex Boy 9-1 (8-6) With leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 2l behind dhtrs Sparkling Eyes (8-8) & Mambo Spirit (9-4) at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Grange Lili (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Always behind, never a factor, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Ashes (9-3) at W'hampton 5f fll hcp (5) pol.
Crow's Nest Lad 11-10fav (9-3) With leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn auc (4) gf in Jul beating Eager Igor (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Off The Record 5-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, pulled hard, headway over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear, won at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (4) fbs beating Sheriff's Silk (8-11) by 5l, 9 ran.
Durova (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Baltimore Jack (9-1) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Pirner's Brig 4-1fav (9-2) Led stand side group, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace, 7th of 12, 4l behind Pickering (9-2) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Diminuto 7-1 (8-5) Missed break, headway 2f out, no extra, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Morinqua (9-4) at Nottingham 5f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf.
Morinqua (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 11, nk behind Mandurah (8-5) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (5).