took keen hold, towards rear, never involved
led until ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, travelling well enough over 2f out, swiched left 2f out, soon ridden, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out
mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders, hanging left and ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, plugged on final 2f, never troubled leaders
always behind
in touch in mid-divison on inside, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened quickly, behind and eased over 1f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, never threatened
took keen hold early, tracked leaders on inside, led 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, clear when hung back right inside final furlong, soon straightened and kept on strongly
last pair, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
Istanbul Bey and De Veer Cliffs share a similar profile with both winning over 1m2f on their latest starts and making their respective handicap debuts here. Normandy Knight is preferred of the three Fahey runners having won at Leicester before finishing well behind Woody Bay over 1m1f here. The latter has been beaten off today’s mark since while Berlusca was well ahead of a below par NOVELTY SEEKER when winning at Chester. But the latter has subsequently finished a close-up sixth over track and trip and Mick Easterby may well have him back to something like his best today. Stablemate Hanseatic won over a mile last month while the unexposed Flyboy attempts today’s trip for the first time and could go close if getting home.
Berlusca (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May beating Bakht A Rawan (8-13) by nk, 10 ran.
Woody Bay 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra and just held on for 4th in closing stages, 4th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Edgar Balthazar (9-5) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Novelty Seeker (USA) 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Pandora (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Intiwin (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Capo Rosso (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Optima Petamus 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 8 1/4l behind Kapstadt (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Siren's Cove 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Fit The Bill (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Warfare 66-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, lost place well over 2f out, 15th of 20, 15 1/2l behind Appeared (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Normandy Knight 8-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 16th of 18, 25 3/4l behind Woody Bay (9-5) at York 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Hanseatic 3-1fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Shouranour (9-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Hernando Torres 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, never able to challenge, 9th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Pensax Boy (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
De Veer Cliffs (IRE) 4-6fav (8-9) Pressed leader 1f, prominent, went 2nd again 5f out, led over 1f out, eased close home, won at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun beating Martha Mccandles (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Flyboy (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, hung left when outpaced over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Timeless Art (8-5) at Ayr 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Istanbul Bey 4-7fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd over 5f out, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun beating Miss Galidora (8-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Pivotman 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Pensax Boy (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
