soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
raced keenly, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
chased leader until 5f out, remained prominent, switched right and ridden 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside from 3f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure final furlong
behind from halfway
slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and soon beated over 3f out
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, chased leader halfway, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on under pressure
An extremely tricky finale to solve and Convivial Spirit gets the nomination despite not having got his head in front in almost sixteen starts and the same amount of starts. Returning after over three months off the course last time, he never looked like troubling the winners but showed sufficient promise to suggest a win might not be too far away. King Of Connacht is the obvious danger having dropped back down to its last winning mark of 52. Extreme ground conditions do not seem to favour Mark Wellings charge and that would be the slight concern with conditions drying out. Mid Valley a three time winner on the fibre-sand would also make the shortlist given his consistency but he is not a frequent scorer. Thornaby Green is favourably treated considering marks he has held earlier in his career while Colton is another that could be given an each way chance given his previous form. Convivial Spirit is the selection to land the finale.
Thornaby Green 25-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 13l behind Holiday Cocktail (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd.
Convivial Spirit 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 6l behind Napoletano (10-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Mid Valley 12-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, headway 3f out, ridden and no impression inside final 2f, 7th of 13, 8l behind Granary Girl (8-6) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
King of Connacht 11-1 (8-5) In touch, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of leading pair, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Oldrik (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Sierra Rose 50-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, 9th of 13, 16l behind Alucica (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Colton 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up in last place, headway on outer over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Multicultural (10-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Monsieur Dumas (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on, 4th of 14, 5l behind Chin Wag (9-0) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Revolving World (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden along over 4f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 10l behind Alasoun (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f sll (6) gf in Jun.
Chapter (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) In rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 9, 5l behind Credential (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3f app hcp (6) gf.
Meohmy 14-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, brief effort on inside 2f out, 8th of 12, 15l behind Sceilin (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Barley Moon 50-1 (8-0) Driven along on outside 3f out, always behind, 11th of 12, 14l behind Parthenope (8-5) at Kempton 1m app hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Itsy Bitsy 33-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 23l behind Pegasus Prince (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Apr.
