behind, pushed along halfway, driven and headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, stayed on strongly final furlong, not reach winner
slowly into stride, always towards rear
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression when edged left inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, driven and carried left over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
led, headed over 2f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, smooth headway when not clear run 2f out to over 1f out, ran on well on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and one pace when edged left over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Dancing Edge, First Byte and Glendening are the three for the shortlist here and the vote is given to First Byte. The selection has been a little disappointing on her last two outings but this is a weak race and on the pick of her efforts she looks to have a solid chance. She wasn't beaten all that far over this trip last time and with conditions to suit she is given the narrow vote. Dancing Edge won well at Ripon but was then disappointing last time and he basically looks exposed, so he is difficult to put forward with any confidence. Glendening has shown some promise but he ran a stinker last time and he does not look to be the most straightforward. He might be capable of claiming a place but we are happy to take him on today. Roman History is the other to consider as he is lightly-raced and he ran with promise behind Glendening last time. The booking of Robert Winston is a positive and he is worth noting in the market. However, for the winner we will stick with First Byte.
Roman History (IRE) 11-8fav (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Cumbrae (8-11) at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol in Jun.
Wizard Quay 25-1 (8-5) Chased leaders over 5f, 8th of 15, 9l behind Haiti Dancer (8-0) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs.
First Byte 11-1 (7-12) Held up, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, last of 5, 4l behind Millfield (9-7) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp (5) gf.
Dancing Edge 25-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 6l behind Figaro Flyer (8-11) at York 6f 2yo sll (4) gf.
Suhezy (IRE) 5-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind John Claude (8-13) at Beverley 5f 2yo clm (6) gd.
Glendening 4-1fav (8-11) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 13, 23l behind Snake Skin (8-7) at Beverley 7f 2yo sll (5) gd.
Aysgarth Flyer (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 9l behind Dispol Shabama (8-6) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) gf.
Red Emerald 16-1 (7-10) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Flor Y Nata (9-7) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp (5) fbs.
