held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
held up, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, switched right and kept on one pace
led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace
held up, wide and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, every chance when hampered over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, short of room when every chance over 1f out, switched right, driven and stayed on towards finish
slowly away, soon ridden along in rear, driven and behind 3f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
According to the official ratings Equpe De Nuit has terms in his favour in the claimer but with him wildly out of form we side with THEOCRITUS with Intikama also on the shortlist. Having won three times in his last six starts the selection certainly seems to be in form and he also drops down in grade after winning a fair looking handicap off a mark of 67 last time. Equipe De Nuit has some fair maiden form as a two-year-old but having not shown anything this season it's no surprise that he drops into this company for the first time, which could bring about a small improvement. Intikama has plenty to offer on these terms and after some solid runs in the handicap ranks he should go well at this standard. Sir Mark Prescott's Torch of Freedom puts in his best work at this level so should go well again while Solo River isn't weighted out of this after scoring in this company two starts ago. Not the best start to the action but Theocritus should prevail.
Theocritus (USA) 11-4 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, driven out, won at Brighton 1m 2f (5) fm beating Eastern Gift (10-10) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Torch of Freedom (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 14th of 15, 33l behind Recession Proof (10-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Equipe de Nuit 8-1 (8-2) Took keen hold in lead, going well enough when hung left on bend into straight, kept narrow advantage when strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, last of 3, 1 1/4l behind Sequillo (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Sairaam (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 5l behind Molly The Witch (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll (6) gd.
Solo River 7-4fav (9-7) Led to 7f out, chased leader, led narrowly over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on to weaken over 1f out, 4th of 7, 9l behind Sceilin (8-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jun.
Intikama (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 18l behind Point Of Light (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Watchoverme 33-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, always behind, 8th of 12, 23l behind Souter Point (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
