made most, came centre 3f out, ridden out final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away towards rear, headway 2f out, edged right approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
slowly away and hampered start, always in rear
tracked winner, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke smartly, dived sharply right to outside of track, recovered after 2f, towards rear, riddeen 3f out, never a factor
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
hampered start, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Mac Tiernan has a long absence to overcome and was confined to Polytrack in three runs last season while Availed Speaker has yet to win on Turf. MUSIC FESTIVAL hasn't won for two years but couldn't have gone any closer when just failing to overhaul Never Forever at Newcastle on Saturday and has to be the selection from the same mark. Scoglio has been in good form over hurdles, winning twice this year, and the booking of the experienced Samantha Bell catches the eye.
Mac Tiernan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-8) Tracked leader, led 3f out, clear 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind My Mate Jake (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Availed Speaker (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Held up rear division, headway on outer over 3f out, one pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind Shearian (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Apr.
Stormont Bridge 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra in 4th close home, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Jebel Tara (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Music Festival (USA) 25-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, driven and ran on well inside final furlong, went 2nd and every chance towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Never Forever (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Harare 16-1 (8-6) Slowly away behind, some headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 9l behind Tyrur Ted (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) sft in May.
Military Call 7-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right and weakening when hampered over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9l behind Jebel Tara (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Goninodaethat 7-2fav (9-0) Led narrowly after 1f, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 11l behind Jebel Tara (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Scoglio 15-2 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 7l behind Minortransgression (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Nov '11.
Amno Dancer (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) Behind, driven 3f out, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 9, 7l behind Jebel Tara (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Spread Boy (IRE) 28-1 (7-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 16l behind Talent Scout (9-1) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (5) gf.
Heart Beat Song 28-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and chasing leaders when edged left over 1f out, ran on, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Muftarres (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Shamo Hill Theatre 9-2 (10-7) Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 12l behind Turjuman (10-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb.
