held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and every chance close home, just failed
led, hard driven and strongly challenged over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 5f out, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, rider mistook half furlong marker for winning post, soon strongly challenged, just held on
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out
always behind
mid-division, headway over 6f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
prominent, lost place over 6f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, under pressure over 6f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, lost place over 3f out
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Stamina is clearly the forte of MINA'S BOY and he can benefit from Ed Dunlop's 'softly softly' approach and complete the three-timer. Greatly improved for the step up in trip, there should be more to come after just half a dozen runs and his handler has resisted the temptation to step him up in grade. His conservative approach should be rewarded. Blazing Buck is an obvious threat after his recent success and he too has no stamina concerns. However, he's more exposed than the selection and is not always easy to catch right. Arctic Reach is interesting, having landed two juvenile hurdles this term and could be a danger to all if translating that form to turf.
Drawn Gold 14-1 (9-1) Led 3f, tracked leader, driven and lost place 4f out, no danger after, 7th of 10, 14l behind Baltimore Clipper (9-10) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Blazing Buck 17-2 (9-7) Led, headed over 3f out, led again over 1f out, hard ridden, stayed on well, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul beating Princesse Fleur (8-6) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Mina's Boy 6-4fav (8-12) Dwelt close up, ridden and slightley outpaced 3f out, headway 2f out, pressed leader 1f out, driven to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-58 (6) gs beating Miss Whippy (9-1) by 1l, 7 ran.
Astromoon 20-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, held up 5th and last, outpaced over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 5, 6l behind Native Colony (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 6f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Can Can Dancer 8-1 (9-13) Held up in touch, under pressure over 5f out, soon no impression, 8th of 13, 44l behind Ivanov (9-9) at Southwell 2m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Green Future (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, plugged on final 2f, never in contention, 5th of 12, 7l behind May Contain Nuts (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Neighbourhood (USA) 33-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 19l behind Susan Stroman (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Mountain Myst 10-1 (8-5) Soon led, headed over 8f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sharp Relief (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Arctic Reach 7-1 (8-2) In touch in 5th, ridden over 4f out, edged left over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Peachez (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Dixie Land Band 50-1 (8-5) Steadied start, keen in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 8l behind Red Current (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gf.
Dhampas 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, carried head high and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 7l behind Sharp Relief (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Tiger Tess 8-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, not much room over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 12, 13l behind Soundbyte (9-8) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
