held up in rear, ridden and headway 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and rider dropped whip well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
bumped soon after start, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, widest of all over 2f out, switched left and headway well over 1f out, not able to reach leaders
mid-division, ridden on outside over 1f out, edegd left and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Lunar Limelight is just 3lbs higher than when winning here in December and he looks primed to run a big race with Richard Hughes booked to take the ride but his record when fresh isn't awe inspiring so it may pay to look elsewhere. Ptolomeos won well enough at Yarmouth and may have more to offer but the percentage call looks to be to side with PATTERN MARK. Ollie Pears has his string in good form with three winners from just eleven runners in the past fortnight and this gelding made a winning all-weather debut over course and distance and looks capable of defying a 3lb higher mark. Bold Marc has yet to prove as effective on artificial surfaces as he is on turf and of more interest is Gallego (who is on a decent mark and partnered by a jockey with a terrific record at this track) and Lunar River (who wasn't far behind the selection last time and could reward each-way support at a decent price).
Richelieu 7-2fav (10-6) Held up towards rear, in touch 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7l behind Hello Man (10-1) at Laytown 6f hcp 50-70.
Ptolomeos 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug beating Gheed (8-9) by 4l, 7 ran.
Bold Marc (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left to rail over 1f out, soon not much room, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Mason Hindmarsh (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Joinedupwriting 11-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 11l behind Prince Apollo (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf.
Highland Love 11-4fav (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 33l behind Cherri Fosfate (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Lunar Limelight 12-1 (10-10) Mid-division, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 15, 8l behind Bavarica (11-2) at Newbury 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in Jun.
Bentley 33-1 (8-5) Led after 2f, headed over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Lang Shining (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol.
Tomintoul Star 11-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Out Of Nothing (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Pattern Mark 7-2fav (9-2) Prominent, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol beating Masterofceremonies (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Zagarock 28-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon recovered into mid-division, weakened entering final 3f, 10th of 12, 18l behind Mr Money Maker (9-2) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Gallego 5-1 (9-1) Dwelt and switched right to inside after start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd final 110 yards, not pace to trouble leading duo, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Catchanova (8-7) at Salisbury 1m all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Lunar River (FR) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, never able to challenge, 4th of 13, 4l behind Nicholas Pocock (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Philosophers Guest (IRE) 5-1fav (9-2) Led and disputed, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 16, 10l behind Edmondstown Lass (9-13) at Sligo 6f hcp 47-65 in Aug.