prominent, ridden to chase leader 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, switched left 1f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, soon beaten
very slowly into stride, detached, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
prominent, ridden 2f out, every chance when hung right approaching final furlong, and faded
led, ridden 3f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, under pressure, weakened and hung right
held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
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Feeling Wonderful is the pick over the likes of Apache Nation, The Grey One and Very Well Red. Mark Johnston does very well during the summer when pitching his three-year-olds into handicaps against older opposition, and we intend monitoring such runners very closely over the next few weeks. One such animal is Feeling Wonderful who has a choice of entries this week. A daughter of the stable's triple Group winner Fruits Of Love, she looked one to follow when making a winning debut on soft ground at Catterick last year. Found wanting on her first try on Kempton's Polytrack surface eight days ago, she will appreciate both the drop in grade and return to more suitable terrain, so should run a big race against her elders. Apache Nation carries a 6lb penalty for his two-and-a-half length defeat of The Grey One at Ripon last week, and is not certain to maintain that form on today's terms, but both will at least handle the ground, and should be in the shake-up. Very Well Red saw her winning run come to an end at Hamilton, and off topweight now, plus the fact that she is not certain to go on the ground, she is not easy to fancy. Attacca did not run too badly when third at Musselburgh last time, showing signs of a return to form, and has won in a bog in the past, so has to merit a mention, but are siding with Feeling Wonderful.
Very Well Red 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out until weakened close home, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Networker (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcap (5) gf.
The Grey One (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Took keen hold behind leaders, ridden along 3f out, led 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Apache Nation (8-8) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Apache Nation (IRE) 4-1fav (8-8) Held up behind leaders, switched left over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, edged left and ran on final furlong, won at Ripon 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft beating The Grey One (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Feeling Wonderful (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Led, headed after 2f, stayed prominent, effort over 1f out, soon hung right, faded, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Guiseppe Verdi (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Danawi (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Soon chasing winner, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Bucharest (9-7) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Panshir (FR) 8-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 11, 18l behind Desert Hawk (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gs.
Attacca 10-1 (8-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Skyelady (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Bahhmirage (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, ridden to be in touch, got good run up inside to lead over 2f out, ran on final furlong, won at Warwick 1m amt hcp (6) sft beating Ermine Grey (10-13) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
