made all, set steady pace, shaken up and quickened pace approaching final furlong, ran on
in touch, effort to chase winner 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked winner until 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
held up in last place, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
pulled hard close up, shortlived effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
A very poor contest which revolves around just two of them, Oldenway and Undeterred and over this trip Oldenway gets the nod. Richard Fahey¿s gelding has won up to as far as 14 furlongs and looks better equipped for this trip (just short of 12 furlongs) than his chief rival. Strictly speaking in concession of 10lbs he should find it tough enough, but he will have a definite stamina edge over the course winner Undeterred and can make the most of that. The latter has never won beyond 9f and only last summer was winning over sprint trips, so this must surely stretch him beyond recall. The other trio look to have hopeless chances at these weights, although Starcross Maid is the best of them, but we will take Oldenway to score.
Oldenway 5-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Crathorne (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Undeterred 50-1 (9-2) Settled last, effort on outside over 2f out, soon one pace, no impression, 4th of 5, 6l behind Home Affairs (9-2) at Windsor 1m lst stk (1) gf in May.
Starcross Maid 14-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 15, 6l behind Oldenway (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f clm (6) gf in May.
Gessecapade 33-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, soon switched to inside and reminders, always behind, 11th of 13, 24l behind Scamperdale (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn clm (7) pol in May.
Tennessee Belle (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Mid-division, lost place over 5f out, soon behind, last of 12, 11l behind Elms Schoolboy (8-11) at W'hampton 7f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.