made most, headed over 1f out, held when soon carried left and weakened final furlong
pressed leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, faded final furlong
tracked leaders against nearside rail, strong run final furlong, led near finish
soon outpaced, no chance when bumped just over 1f out
pulled hard early, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to press leaders and every chance entering final furlong, one-pace
hampered start, behind, headway over 2f out, led just over 1f out, ridden final furlong, headed near finish
soon outpaced, well behind final 2f
tracked leader, pressed, losing place when edged left just over 1f out, soon weakened
raced towards far side, on terms, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, hard ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
A tight and tricky handicap in which Fleetwood Bay is given as a tentative selection. The selection is three pounds better off for the three-quarters-of-a-length that he was beaten by Malapropism at Bath last month, and it should be close between them in this race. Mine Behind sprang a 50/1 surprise at Newbury last time and the handicapper must have had a difficult time assessing him. Ben Lomand is five pounds higher now than for his Brighton win and may find one or two too good for him today. Touch Of Gold is very interesting. Formerly with Willie Muir, she steps back to six furlongs for her debut for Richard Hannon, and it could produce dividends. On her dam's, she has plenty of speed, her pedigree including such names as Dayjur and Habibti. The booking of Pat Eddery is also a positive. Richard Hannon also runs Scythian, another well-bred runner, and although seven furlongs might suit this one best, he can't be completely ruled out of calculations. Semenovskii has been raised six pounds for an emphatic win in a modest Catterick contest when with David Nicholls. A little more will be required now for Paul D'Arcy. Zak Facta's third to Ground Zero last time was a best yet, as was Captain Cloudy's third here in May over five furlongs on soft going. Neither can be ruled out of the equation. Roman Quintet is now three pounds better off for the two-and-three-quarter lengths that Malapropism beat him at Sandown over five furlongs earlier in the month. It should again be close between them too. As indicated, it's tricky but Fleetwood Bay could be the one.
