chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, kept on, went 3rd close home
led early, chased leader, led inside final furlong, edged right, ran on well
held up in rear, effort when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, carried left entering final furlong, no real impression
edged right start, soon led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Lipsink finished ahead of So Smart on soft going here in April but the placings were reversed next time at Nottingham. Penguin Island got off the mark at Chepstow last month and had placed form on an easier surface at that track last year but Sergeant Pep has done most of his racing on Tapeta. SERA DAWN, a winner at Nottingham and Catterick in the spring, proved his liking for underfoot conditions when a close third off this mark at Sandown 11 days ago with the fifth franking that form at Newmarket on Saturday.
Penguin Island 5-1 (9-9) Off the pace in last trio, headway over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, won going away, won at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Four Adaay (9-12) by 1l, 8 ran.
Sergeant Pep (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Prominent, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Bill Plumb (9-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Sera Dawn 3-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Libra Tiger (9-4) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Lipsink (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Abate (9-12) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
So Smart (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, outpaced when pushed along over 3f out, made no impression, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Abate (9-12) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Glamorous Express (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Raced wide, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 16 3/4l behind Northern Spirit (9-9) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) sft in Jul.