chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
behind, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, pushed along 3f out, never reached leaders
steadied rear, headway on rails 3f out, keeping on, hanging right when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
chased leaders until outpaced inside final furlong
led, driven along 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
soon chasing leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up well in rear, strong run on wide outside over 1f out to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Viscountess got back on track at Yarmouth and can make the most of a good draw. Castano and Crataegus are two of the more interesting opponents. Mark Johnston has an enviable record at this venue and the front running style of many of his horses is well suited to the track. Viscountess employed those tactics to good effect at Yarmouth on her return from an absence and made the most of a lowly handicap mark that had been earned following some modest performances at the start of the year. She got the better of a well handicapped rival that day and can make light of her penalty in this modest contest. Crataegus will need to improve if he¿s to land this prize but there¿s every chance that Henry Candy's runner may be able to find some improvement now handicapping. He's by the stable's smart performer Gorse and out of a winning dam and would be of definite interest if the market were to give out the right vibes. A number of the remainder are solid handicappers who are capable of landing races of this nature; Castano may prove to be the best of them on this occasion. He appears to have found his level having slipped down the weights and being fitted with cheekpieces and may still be competitive from his revised mark. He should be in the mix but Viscountess kept pulling out more last time and may prove tough to pass.
Shot To Fame (USA) 8-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Dawson Creek (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Viscountess (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Soon led and grabbed stand-side rail, ridden 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft beating Myanmar (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Vanadium 9-1 (10-11) Held up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 25l behind Gallego (10-3) at Salisbury 1m amt hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
