in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, caught post
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leader, ridden halfway, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead post
chased leaders, weakened entering inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong when weakening
chased leades, one pace and no impression final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out on inner, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
behind, ridden well over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
in touch, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakenining when hampered inside final furlong
mid-division, never dangerous
This is an open contest but Circuit Dancer can come out on top, with Divine Spirit, Throw The Dice and Special Gold others to consider. Throw The Dice may have won only one race but has been shaping well recently and is well drawn here. He ran well at Pontefract last time, leading for a while and then battling back having been headed. He can handle cut in the ground and will enjoy this stiff five furlongs. Divine Spirit is a consistent type who has been slipping down the handicap. He ran well to be a close sixth in a competitive contest last time at Sandown and scored at catterick earlier in the summer of only a one pound lower mark and has been given a chance to return to winning ways here. Special Gold has crashed down the handicap after a winless run and Tim Easterby's runner has been hinting at a win of late, finishing a close third at Pontefract last time. He has run well in the past when there has been cut in the ground and can go well at a nice price. Circuit Dancer has been knocking at the door of late, running well in a better class contest at Goodwood, and a string of earlier efforts have suggested a win is just around the corner. Running off the same mark as at Goodwood, Circuit Dancer can take advantage of an excellent draw and gain an overdue success.
