chased leader over 12f out until 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, in rear, reminder 9f out, headway from 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, not able to get to front pair
soon led, clear over 5f out until over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
The betting suggests MANXMAN would leave his previous form behind when upped in trip at Windsor for his handicap debut and he duly returned an easy winner. This longer trip should bring further improvement and he’s the one to beat. Sexy Rexy won at Chelmsford earlier and Timewave will also appreciate this return to the all-weather while Dark Gold should be noted stepping up in distance for Sir Mark Prescott’s yard.
Timewave (FR) 11-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd after 3f, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Dance Havana (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Bodygroove 4-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Gallant Lion (9-2) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Zivaniya 11-2 (8-12) Led, headed 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 29 1/4l behind Reina Del Mar (10-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Dark Gold 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon pushed along chasing leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken when hung left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, eased, 5th of 7, 7l behind Lost In Time (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Sexy Rexy (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, last of 5, 16 3/4l behind Denis Anthony (9-6) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Manxman (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, outpaced and lost place over 4f out, rallied and switched right over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won going away, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Dee's Dream (9-8) by 4 1/4l, 6 ran.
Steven Seagull 400-1 (9-2) Held up in midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 14, dist behind Gregory (9-2) at Ascot 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd in Jun.