in touch and keen, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on well, ridden out
behind, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on
Jamieson Gold can land his first victory of the season for the Linda Perratt yard where White Deer and mud reveller Moody Tunes appear the main dangers. A smart handicapper for the Barry Hills yard last season, both Jamieson Gold's handicap victories have been achieved over seven furlongs but the small field that has been declared means this could turn into a tactical affair, particularly in the ground. He has failed to discover anything like his best form of last season but possess some class and can dispose of these rivals despite stamina reservations. White Deer failed to handle stamina sapping conditions on his sole try at York last season while he is another with winning form over seven furlongs. Blinkers are applied for the first time to Dandy Nicholls charge. Moody Tunes has not re-discovered the winning thread in sixteen starts. It is possible that he could obtain a soft lead and if so, he could prove the biggest danger to the selection Jameison Gold.
White Deer (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Count Ceprano (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f app hcp (3) gf.
Moody Tunes 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression when not much room inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 11l behind Blue Spinnaker (8-8) at York 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Jul.
Jamieson Gold (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Mid-division on inside, effort 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Amanda Carter (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in Jul.
Grethel (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 3f out, edged right and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 13l behind Hurlingham (10-0) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Sweet World 7-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, readily, won at Redcar 1m 2f sll (6) gs beating Cecina Marina (8-10) by 6l, 7 ran.
Bourse (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 7l behind Red Skipper (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp (6) sft.