chased leaders, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
towards rear, never dangerous
pushed along towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside last, lost 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, hanging right and headway when not much room over 1f out, hard ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
SKY HIGH KID is marginally preferred to Gee Gina and Exceedingly Good. This field could be mistaken for a milliners convention with five of the nine runners sporting headgear, including three that are modelling a pair of visors for the first time. They include our selection Sky High Kid who ran his best race since winning his maiden when going down by a head at Folkestone. Whether he can build on that remains to be seen and he may need to in order to lower the colours of Gee Gina who has shown steadily progressive form of late. She had Forever's Girl behind last time but the Oldroyd runner may not have been suited by trying to force the pace with two others. Exceedingly Good hasn't lived up to his name but the drop in trip coupled with the headgear may just have the desired effect whilst Francis Albert could conceivably improve for the step into the handicap ranks. What A Fella should appreciate the return to racing on grass but it's not easy to enthuse about any in this field, including the selection Sky High Kid.
Exceedingly Good (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Dwelt, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 14l behind Midnight Fantasy (9-7) at Newcastle 6f fll hcp (5) gf.
Sky High Kid (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, not much room when headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Equinity (8-3) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Francis Albert 25-1 (9-3) Held up, never on terms, 9th of 13, 15l behind Island Legend (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Gee Gina 7-1 (7-12) Raced keenly, led narrowly, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead again inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Corton Charlemagne (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Adozen Dreams 100-1 (8-6) Rider late removing hood, always tailed off, last of 15, well behind Darcey (9-4) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gf.
What A Fella 4-1 (8-6) Always in rear, last of 10, 17l behind First Blade (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Port Ronan (USA) 16-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 9l behind It's A Mans World (8-8) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Unconsoled 80-1 (8-1) With leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 18, 14l behind Just Sam (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Forever's Girl 9-1 (8-6) With leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Corton Charlemagne (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
