held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance with winner
behind, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen early, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well comfortably
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, outpaced halfway, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
A poor seller where DARCEY might just have the edge over Tina's Best and Another Decree, while Richo remains of some interest. Richard Fahey saddles Darcey, a three-year-old Noverre filly, who has shown that she acts on both fast and good to soft ground so far. She went well over 6f in a similar contest at this track last time out but has also run well over today's distance and she should give a very good account of herself. Tina¿s Best looks the main danger. Eric Alston's first string in the race, she relishes fast ground and gets further than this, so she will perhaps be ridden to set a strong pace and hope the others cry enough as she stays on. She is respected. Another Decree won a Pontefract maiden well over a year ago but his form since has suggested that the handicapper was way too optimistic in his assessment of the gelding¿s ability. The drop into a seller should see him make the frame now. In spite of the good form of David Brown's runners, Richo has not been himself for some time and was thrashed here in a claimer last month. The drop into a seller appears to give him every chance at the weights but he cannot be trusted at present and is overlooked today. Carnival Dream may be able to get involved if at her best, but we'll take Darcey to score.
Another Decree 9-1 (9-12) Mid-division, raced keenly, edged left over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 10, 8l behind Kargan (9-5) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Recoil (IRE) 200-1 (8-13) Prominent, hard driven over 2f out, soon lost place, 10th of 13, 7l behind Sea Salt (9-2) at Newcastle 6f sell stks (6) gf.
Carnival Dream 25-1 (8-9) Led, headed well over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 22l behind Diggeratt (8-5) at Redcar 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Mujada 40-1 (8-4) Dwelt, behind, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 12l behind Outer Hebrides (8-5) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (7) fbs in May.
Home Before Dark 20-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 14l behind Only A Splash (8-9) at Ripon 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Nino Zachetti (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 25l behind It's A Mans World (8-8) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Richo 6-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, switched right soon after start, always towards rear, 8th of 12, 15l behind Young Gladiator (8-9) at Newcastle 7f clm stks (6) gs in Jul.
Darcey 10-3 (8-7) Prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Sea Salt (9-2) at Newcastle 6f sell stks (6) gf.
Hawkleaf Flier (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, challenged over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Diggeratt (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 3yo clm (6) gd.
Romantic Interlude (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 11l behind Guiseppe Verdi (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Jul.
Tina's Best (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Went right start, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, no impression with leading pair, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Diggeratt (8-5) at Redcar 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Hettie Hubble 13-2 (8-10) In touch, driven to lead 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Botham (10-0) at Hamilton 6f app hcp (6) gs.
