mid-division, carried right 5th, effort when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
soon led, hanging right and headed after 4th, continued to hang right, headed after 2 out, soon weakened, fell last
held up in rear, headway after 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
always handy, led last, edged left flat, driven out
prominent, led after 4th, headed next, led after 2 out, ridden and headed last, held towards finish
chased leaders, jumped right 5th, struggling after 2 out
always behind
A tricky puzzle which features a couple of course and distance winners. Beach Break came right back to form at Bangor and has his ground again but FLASHING GLANCE goes well fresh and Richard Johnson reunites a successful partnership with Tom Lacey’s charge, who has shown his best form on sharp tracks like this. Fiesole had a pipe-opener on the Flat last month and Airton is likely to take advantage of a slide down the weights sooner rather than later. Competition has been knocking on the door and so has Teqany but Court Royale may need a run to put him straight.
Fiesole 7-1 (8-2) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Saroog (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Flashing Glance 10-1 (11-2) Prominent early, chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and unable to quicken when not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat, 5th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Chief Justice (11-2) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Court Royale (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, never near to challenge, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Red Hot Chilly (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Teqany (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) In touch main group, close up in 3rd 3 out, driven to chase winner before next, ridden between last 2, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Cubswin (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Beach Break 7-2 (11-11) Made all, not fluent 2nd, clear when jumped left and clipped wing 2 out, stayed on well, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Nefyn Bay (10-13) by 10l, 6 ran.
Competition 7-2 (11-12) Took strong hold in touch, went 2nd 4th, hit 3 out, every chance last, ridden and kept on flat, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Hallings Comet (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Airton 5-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, close up in 4th when fell 3 out, at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
