in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
dwelt close up, pushed along when switched right over 2f out, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened over 1f out
slowly away in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
raced wide tracked leader 2f, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
raced wide, headway to lead after 3f, led approaching final furlong, ran on
towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
STORMY NIGHT (NAP) never looked like catching the winner when runner-up over 2m at Chepstow but had won easily over course and distance before that. He gets another chance back at this venue while Aldrich Bay went close upped to today’s trip at Chelmsford and is another to consider. The Dancing Poet returns to the all-weather on the same mark as when scoring at Catterick last summer while Beat The Breeze is not out of this having struggled on the Turf last time.
The Dancing Poet 8-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Cochise (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in May.
Storm Chaser (FR) (9-2) 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Birdie Hop (9-2) at Clairefontaine 1m 6f mdn stks sft in Aug.
Trinity Girl 7-2 (9-9) Raced keenly tracking leaders, led 3f out until 2f out, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Blazon (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in May.
Aldrich Bay (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-6) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 6, nk behind Justified (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Bad Attitude 17-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led after 3 out, headed before next, lost 2nd and mistake last, weakened flat, 4th of 6, 17 1/4l behind Mackelduff (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in May.
Stormy Night (GER) 11-4fav (9-8) Soon led, pressed over 3f out, shaken up and headed over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on for clear second but no match for easy winner, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Zillion (9-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Juriste (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Awkwardly away, keen in mid-division, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out, badly tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Sociologist (8-6) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Beat The Breeze 33-1 (8-9) Disputed lead early, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Cochise (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in May.
Dynali 9-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders early, dropped to midfield by halfway, dropped to rear 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, headway when switched to centre over 1f out, pressed third inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Selsey Sizzler (9-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Thawry 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Abel Tasman (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
