raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden to lead and edged right briefly inside final furlong, headed and lost 2nd towards finish
held up, never on terms
held up, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened towards finish
unruly stalls, led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
pulled hard early, tracked leader to halfway, prominent, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish
raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish
Richard Fahey looks to have a nice sprinting prospect in ALJADY, who has won twice at Redcar, making all on his reappearance last month. He's tackling older horses for the first time but looks capable of going through the ranks and can remain unbeaten. Muscika is a real fast-ground specialist as he showed at Ayr then just failing to catch Barrington at Nottingham where he didn't get the run of the race. He's a big threat and holds Red Pike on that latter run while Pipers Note, who is on a long losing run, has slipped to a winnable mark as a consequence. The Armed Man is up 5lb for winning here last month but hasn't proved himself at this higher level. Wentworth Falls is on the same mark as when just beaten over the course and distance on his reappearance in May so has to be considered.
Wentworth Falls 4-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, headway when not much room entering final furlong, hung left and kept on, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Brian The Snail (10-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Muscika 5-6fav (9-8) Held up, took keen hold, headway 3f out, not clear in 2f out, soon switched left, went 2nd and hung left inside final furlong, every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Barrington (9-6) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) fm in Jun.
Pipers Note 7-1 (9-13) Held up, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (10-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Orion's Bow 12-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Caspian Prince (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Red Pike (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Barrington (9-6) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) fm in Jun.
Aljady (FR) 5-2 (9-9) Made all, wandered when driven approaching final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, won at Redcar 6f stks (5) gf in Jun beating Worship (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
The Armed Man 9-2 (9-4) In touch, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, hung left towards far side final 110 yards, kept on, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Madrinho (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Watchable 9-2 (9-12) Made most until entering final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (10-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.