towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
driven to press leader, led narrowly over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, outpaced when not clear run well over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders
led, headed narrowly over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, gradually weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance inside final furlong, bumped near finish, led post
mid-division, lost place 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, driven and headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, edged right and bumped winner near finish, headed post
Opus Maximus scored over 7f at Beverley last time and may struggle giving so much weight to the younger horses. Night Trade is well treated on today's terms and both wins have come at this track, but preference goes to BILKO PAK. He finished third in a handicap over C&D last time and can return to winning ways back in this grade with Paul Hanagan booked. Paper Dreams won a seller at Southwell in May and can figure along with Patch Patch, who has scored twice over the minimum trip.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Held up behind, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won at Beverley 7f sell stks (6) gf beating Eeny Mac (8-10) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Blue Rum (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, never a factor, 9th of 12, 20l behind Opus Maximus (9-3) at Beverley 7f sell stks (6) gf.
Charles Parnell (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 14, 19l behind Beckermet (8-10) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
Johannesgray (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Led, clear halfway, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 6l behind Al Burkaan (8-12) at Catterick 7f stks 0-70 (6) gf in Jun.
Mujahope 33-1 (9-9) Towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 16, 6l behind Eternal Instinct (11-0) at Ayr 5f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Patch Patch 9-2 (9-1) Awkward leaving stalls, ridden along in rear, never on terms, last of 6, 7l behind Sands Of Dee (9-4) at Hamilton 5f clm stks 0-70 (6) gd in Jun.
Red River Boy 7-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 8l behind Ridley Didley (9-4) at Catterick 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Future Gem 66-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 31l behind Hot Rod Mamma (8-12) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Paper Dreams (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 20l behind Close To The Edge (9-0) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Piste 16-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, never a factor, 9th of 11, 13l behind Bid For Gold (9-6) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jun.
Bilko Pak (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Outpaced, ridden halfway, headway to 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Fast Shot (8-13) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Night Trade (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Raced wide mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Great Acclaim (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
