held up towards rear, headway on inside rail over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
made all, battled on gamely when strongly pressed final 2f, stayed on well
took keen hold, always in rear, well behind final 2f, tailed off
held up towards rear, not clearest of runs inside final 3f until good headway over 1f out, squeezed through to chase winner entering final furlong, finished strongly, just held
held up in rear, headway 3f out, short of room 2f out, found little when in clear soon after
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
mid-division, pushed along, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden, still pressing leaders over 1f out, no extra final 1f, soon eased
in touch on outside, ridden to challenge from 2f out, every chance when hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, hung left, unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along, outpaced 3f out, behind final 2f
Nonrunner
An interesting handicap where GOOSE GREEN is taken to complete a hat-trick, while Arcola should certainly be able to make him work for it. Ron Hodges has placed the selection well enough to win three of his last four starts, two of them coming over course and distance on fast ground. He is up 6lbs for the most recent of those, but he had a fair bit in hand that day and looks like he may be able to find the necessary to defy that rise. Darryll Holland is clearly enjoying his association with the five-year-old and they can notch up another win on ground that also suits. Arcola is another last-time victor, also over course and distance, when trouncing Rosa Of Coma by seven lengths. She is open to improvement and carries a 6lbs penalty for that win, but it did develop into a bit of a sprint and the form might not be trustworthy so we'll take her on. Sceilin is 5lbs higher than when just getting home in front at Bath and that rise may be enough to find her out in this more competitive heat. Astrolibra will act on the ground and races over her optimum trip, and now she is back on a winning mark we should see her get more closely involved. Megalala probably needs a drop in the weights now, and with little else making serious appeal we'll take Goose Green to score.
Goose Green (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway to track leaders 3f out, squeezed through to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and ran on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm beating Venture Capitalist (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Megalala (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, stayed well there under pressure until weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 9l behind Jo'burg (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bermacha 33-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 14, 9l behind Byron Bay (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jun.
Arcola (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, soon 2nd, led 2f out, soon ridden well clear, eased near finish, won at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm beating Rose Of Coma (8-10) by 7l, 6 ran.
Astrolibra 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, came stand's side over 3f out, ridden and every chance entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Rough Sketch (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jun.
Daring Racer (GER) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden to chase winner 3f out, until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Ogre (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m clm stks (5) gf.
Personify 8-1 (8-5) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6l behind Starstruck Peter (8-10) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Classic Blue (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Held up in rear, headway on inside from 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Iguacu (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f Ladies Handicap (0-60) (6) gd.
Corrib (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Steadied start, soon in mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 4l behind Starstruck Peter (8-10) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Primo Dilettante 14-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, chased leaders on inner over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 11, 17l behind The Last Don (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Space Pirate 20-1 (8-4) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 13l behind Free Tussy (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Evianne 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Red Current (8-7) at Chepstow 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Sceilin (IRE) 5-2 (8-5) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed and joined inside final furlong, led again post, all out, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jun beating Clovis (9-6) by shd, 7 ran.
Chalk Hill Blue 28-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out, 12th of 15, 13l behind You've Been Mowed (8-8) at Chepstow 1m fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
