close up travelling well, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
towards rear, switched right 2f out, ridden and headway soon after, kept on one pace
chased leader, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
in touch, led over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, headway halfway, ridden to chase winner 2f out, soon every chance, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, hung right to far side rail 2f out, soon eased
Official ratings suggest CATALYZE will prove hard to beat in this seller. Andrew Balding's colt dropped away tamely over a mile at Brighton last time but earlier efforts over this trip at Epsom were decent performances and this represents a big drop in grade. Exchange has already won four claimers this year and wouldn't be far away on his best form, but Diamond Vine is probably better over 6f while Flying Phoenix has raced over further since making her debut last August. Captain Dimitrios had had plenty of chances at this level so Penny's Pearl may prove the pick of David Evans' two runners.
Catalyze 6-1 (9-3) Taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 15, 13l behind Conciliatory (9-7) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Celtic Sixpence (9-7) at Epsom Downs 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Roman Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 7l behind Emiratesdotcom (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Brio 16-1 (8-5) Chased leader until 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 16l behind Cavitie (8-6) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (5) pol.
Captain Dimitrios 7-1 (8-8) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Yellow Dandy (9-0) at Ffos Las 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Flying Phoenix 8-1 (8-5) Raced wide close up, chased leader 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 13l behind Harry Lime (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Penny's Pearl (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, hard driven well over 2f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon no impression, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 7l behind Paradise Spectre (9-0) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Magic Rhythm 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 31l behind Thatcherite (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Poppet's Joy 28-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Numeral (9-3) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Zoriana 66-1 (8-7) In touch in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, last of 5, 40l behind A Little Bit Dusty (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Exchange 33-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 6th of 11, 8l behind Iron Step (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Wandering Lad 16-1 (8-11) Always behind, eased over 1f out, last of 12, 35l behind Viking Warrior (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
