held up in touch, dropped rear 7f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on entering final furlong, held towards finish
held up in rear, headway to go 4th over 6f out, stayed on inside final furlong
stumbled start, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
Philanthropy is selected to land this handicap after a good second over course and distance last time. That second was in a lady riders contest where the race was run to suit but he is versatile with regard to tactics and should no pace exist, Neil Brown has a horse who can bowl along. A line can be put safely through Birkside's last effort as the race was run in a bog and he will be more at home on this quicker surface while Peruvian Prince is 3lb lower, down to a mark of 81. Mister Fizzbomb is running consistently without getting his head in front and as a result is edging up the weights at a slow pace. Philanthropy is the pick to come home in front.
Birkside 12-1 (9-5) Held up, weakened 4f out, eased over 2f out, 11th of 12, well behind Ella (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy.
Quince (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 7l behind Hunting Country (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Peruvian Prince (USA) 5-2 (10-0) Chased winner until over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5l behind Bencoolen (8-12) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Philanthropy 14-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and rider lost stick over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Step This Way (8-10) at York 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Mister Fizzbomb (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Fistral (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Cruise Director 10-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Channel Crossing (8-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.