held up, headway approaching 10th, ridden and no impression from normal 4 out
chased leaders, led after 12th, headed normal 2 out, stayed on same pace
tracked leader until after 12th, weakened normal 3 out
in rear, steady headway from 6th, not fluent 9th, 3rd and no extra normal 3 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 12th, pulled up before normal 2 out
mid-division, ridden when not fluent 7th or 8th, struggling 9th, some progress normal 3 out, no chance with front pair
mid-division, ridden 11th, headway normal 4 out, challenged next, led normal 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well
led, headed after 12th, weakened before next, pulled up before normal 3 out
in rear, headway 12th, soon ridden, went 3rd normal 2 out, no chance with front pair
Not an easy race to enthuse over but we'll take a chance with SNOWBALL as he's produced winning form over timber in the past year, has had a pretty light 2016 campaign and should improve for his chasing debut at Stratford last month. Copperfacejack ran well enough here when filling the minor placing behind Billy Two Tongues to suggest he'll be involved but does need to inject a level of consistency into his overall profile. He remains a maiden under Rules. Daulys Anthem has a pointing success to his name which indicates there may be improvement to come now he goes chasing for although recent efforts over timber have not augured well. Brokethegate could provide most danger on the level of his penultimate start when fourth to My Friend George at Kelso but proved very unruly the last day before falling early.
Royal Benifet (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Always behind, detached from 8th, continued pressing for remote 4th from next, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Princeton Royale (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 5f (4) gd in Jun.
Daulys Anthem (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway on inside 5th, led next, soon headed, lost place 8th, not fluent and behind next, 8th of 10, dist behind Sporting Milan (11-1) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Snowball (IRE) 13-2 (11-1) Held up in last pair, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Edgar (11-0) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Copperfacejack (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up, headway chasing leaders 7th, went 2nd 12th, held 3 out, ridden before next, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 13, 18l behind Billy Two Tongues (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Brokethegate 50-1 (11-11) Ran loose before start, behind, hit 1st, fell next, at Musselburgh 2m 4f (6) sft in Feb.
Shouting Hill (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Prominent, went 5th before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 16, dist behind Bermeo (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Schindler's Prince (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, jumped left 5th and 12th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Stitched In Time (IRE) 18-1 (10-3) Prominent, lost place before 4 out, weakened approaching next, 5th of 13, dist behind Gentleman Moore (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Solstice Dawn 16-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along before 6th, soon struggling, pulled up before 9th, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
