always in rear
prominent, ridden and one pace final furlong
in touch, lost place halfway
towards rear, effort and headway over 2f out, one pace
towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on
in touch and keen, ridden to chase winner 1f out, no impression
slowly into stride, in rear when carried wide on bend over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden to chase leaders and hung left over 1f out, one pace
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, kept on
In race two, Hollow Jo is selected ahead of Mr Loire and After The Show. Following a return-to-form Kempton win, there is no doubt that Hollow Jo is still potentially well-weighted under his penalty so his chance is there for all to see. After The Show has dropped to what should be a competitive all-weather mark if anywhere near his best and is worth another try at today's trip, while Mr Loire is now three pounds below his course and distance winning mark of March. Ebraam needs a career-best effort if he is going to score, although he comes here running well, and you can build the case for Overwing based on her best efforts here from the spring. All You Need is lightly raced and open to improvement and drops back in trip from his last two runs, and there is no doubt that Speed Dial Harry is well-weighted if the drop in tip from a number of recent runs does the trick, and that Bucharest showed something like a return to form last time, although this trip seems to be short of his best. Finally, Brandywell Boy cannot be ruled out based on the best of his efforts of the last nine months, although his draw is poor. It's that sort of race, really - competitive - with the selection being Hollow Jo.
Speed Dial Harry (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 12l behind Dichoh (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.
Methaaly (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, no impression, 9th of 13, 5l behind Pic Up Sticks (9-3) at Salisbury 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hollow Jo 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Nautical (8-9) by a nk, 12 ran.
After The Show 16-1 (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 12, 5l behind Esteem Machine (9-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Mr Loire 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and always behind, last of 9, 13l behind Impromptu (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Ebraam (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner and lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Landucci (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Overwing (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (9-12) Prominent until outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Toy Top (8-12) at Thirsk 5f app fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
All You Need (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Giant Slalom (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Crow's Nest Lad 6-1 (8-10) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Foxy Music (9-7) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp (4) hvy in Jul.
Bucharest 10-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, every chance when edged left entering final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Nusoor (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
Siraj 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Hollow Jo (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ran on inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Canadian Danehill (9-9) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Ryedane (IRE) 6-4fav (8-12) In touch, driven to lead over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, won at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug beating High Ridge (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
