held up, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on one pace
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
pulled hard, chased leader until 2f out
close up, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led approaching final furlong, driven out
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway and not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner
mid-division, reminders 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
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Only If I laugh is the pick over Rem Time, Balerno and Panshir is a fairly open handicap. All those mentioned have one thing in common in that they were placed last time out, and indeed Only If I Laugh has been runner-up on quite a few occasions already this term. It can be argued that he is hard to place effectively, and that really he should have won last time out at Lingfield as he was going best of all two out, but idled his way to defeat. He has the ability though, and is given another chance to show his true worth despite carrying his fare share of weight. Rem Time should not be too far behind the selection based on his decent effort at Wolverhampton, and with Jamie Hamblett able to take off 7lb, he has solid place claims at least. Balerno showed signs of a return to form when a close second at Lingfield last time, while Panshir was only beaten in a photo here last week, but that was in selling company. Expected Bonus needs to show the form he displayed at the start of the season to figure, and Perfect Order has it to do against older rivals, so we prefer the claims of Only If I Laugh.
Balerno 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 18, nk behind Fantasy Defender (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) gf in Jul.
Rem Time (IRE) 6-1jt-fav (9-6) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Harare (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
Start of Authority 7-4fav (9-3) Took keen hold, with leader until weakened over 2f out, 5th of 9, 9l behind Hadath (9-2) at Brighton 1m app hcp (6) frm.
Panshir (FR) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, hd behind Beau Marche (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m sll hcp (6) gf.
Spring Time Girl 8-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Beau Marche (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m sll hcp (6) gf.
Expected Bonus (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Mid-division and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 7l behind Another Con (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) frm in Jul.
Perfect Order (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Held up, headway 2f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Prince Valentine (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) frm.
Only If I Laugh 7-2 (9-11) Tracked leaders, gvoing well, led approaching final furlong, headed and unable to quicken final 75 yards, 2nd of 15, nk behind Dark Moon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) gf.
