slowly away, took keen hold, held up, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out
reared leaving stalls, took keen hold, soon chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on leading duo when dropped to 4th last strides
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and headed last strides
raced on stands rail, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong and no impression on leading duo final furlong, took 3rd last strides
led and brought field towards stands rail, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leader until inside final 4f, soon ridden, driven over 2f out, weakened soon after
took keen hold, held up, smooth headway approaching final 3f, chased leader approaching final furlong, challenged inside final furlong, hung right closing stages, ran on to lead final strides
Nonrunner
Cootehill Lass won a Leicester seller in July and has been racing in better company, a remark that also applies to Barista, who landed a seller over the C&D early this month. Kieren Fallon gave NATIONAL HOPE a powerful ride to land a minor handicap at Folkestone and George Baker's filly, who has more scope than most here, is taken to complete the double. Opus Maximus is generally thereabouts in this type of company but Stevie Gee has a little more to do than when landing a similar event at Wolverhampton.
Dark Lane 4-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 5, 9l behind Deerslayer (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f sell stks (6) pol in Aug.
McConnell (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 14l behind Avon River (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 2f clm stks (6) gs.
Barista (IRE) 5-2 (8-11) In touch, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 2l behind Hugely Exciting (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Cootehill Lass (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Dwelt in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 7l behind West End Lad (9-8) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Dimaire 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, pushed along to chase leaders on inner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 27l behind Interakt (9-0) at Bath 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Arachnophobia (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind I Confess (8-13) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in May.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd close home, just held, 2nd of 16, hd behind Adorable Choice (9-5) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Guilded Warrior 10-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 7l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-5) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Stevie Gee (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (5) pol beating Brynfa Boy (8-3) by shd, 12 ran.
National Hope (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Towards finish, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway between horses approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug beating Links Drive Lady (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
