keen in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led at steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on to go 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, unchallenged
keen, close up on outer, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
keen, held up, towards rear, switched right 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
raced keenly, wide and in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in touch on inside, ridden and lost place 2f out, kept on final furlong
keen close up, ridden to chase leader briefly 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out
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Some real old characters here and Barry Island is backed to take this race with Top Seed, Jarvo and Wyeth put up as alternatives. Barry Island has not sparkled for some time but he remains inceredibly well treated these days off a mark of 50 on the turf having won off a rating of 73 a few seasons ago. Top Seed is not the easiest to predict. He won as he liked at Bath but consistency was never his strong suit in the past and he has to be taken on trust today. Jarvo has done most of his recent flat racing over shorter but gets the trip.Wyeth takes a first step into handicaps and having been handicapped on soft ground form, it will be interesting to see if the assessor has done his sums correctly. Inch Lodge looks plenty high enough in the weights. Wizard Looking is not a frequent winner by any stretch of the imagination but he handles faster ground better than many in this field. Granary Girl is ordinary though consistent. Not a race for the housekeeping monies and we are with Barry Island.
Inch Lodge 13-2 (8-5) Soon prominent, weakened 3f out, 7th of 9, 21l behind Count Ceprano (8-7) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Iceman George 11-1 (8-11) Prominent, went 2nd after 4f, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Vallemeldee (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Wyeth 25-1 (9-3) In rear, reminders over 6f out, driven over 4f out, soon struggling, 8th of 12, 32l behind Abydos (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Royal Premier (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind Saraba (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Split The Wind (USA) 25-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 18l behind Title Role (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn aut stk (5) pol.
Top Seed (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Steadied start, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, led soon after and clear, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gs beating Princelywallywogan (8-12) by 4l, 16 ran.
Jarvo 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar beating Tidy (8-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Barry Island 14-1 (9-1) Started slowly, always in rear group, never a factor, last of 9, 6l behind Cactus King (9-11) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Mar.
Ashwell Rose 11-8fav (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven right out, won at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Nov beating Lyon's Hill (9-3) by 4l, 9 ran.
Sibo Baggins (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon pushed along to hold prominent position, under pressure 3f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 13, 30l behind Faithful Ruler (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Desert Hawk 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 8l behind Snake Skin (9-2) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Mar.
Medieval Maiden 11-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching 3f out, driven over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 15, 10l behind Cavendish (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gd.
Summer Bounty 16-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, never in contention, 10th of 15, 26l behind Cavendish (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gd.
Granary Girl 20-1 (9-1) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Wait For The Will (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f app sll (6) pol.
Sarwin (USA) 12-1 (8-7) Steadied start, towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 10, 8l behind Haarth Sovereign (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Wizard Looking 7-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, held up in last place, headway approaching 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 15, 11l behind Cavendish (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gd.
