held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead near finish
led, clear over 1f out, headed towards finish, no extra
towards rear, pushed along halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no extra final 2f
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
Shot to Fame, Melinsa Blue and Superior Star are the three to look at here, with a chance taken that Shot for Fame has slipped down the handicap enough to win his first race for three years. The selection is a consistent type who invariably finds one or two too good, but he appears to be well treated on recent placed efforts. He can handle the ground, and in a race where solid form is thin on the ground, and others seem to be handicapped up to the hilt, a chance is taken that he can pick up the winning thread. Richard Fahey's Superior Star ran well here on his re-appearance, but that was over ten furlongs and he may not be so effective over this shorter trip. His only previous success came on a faster surface, but he can hit the frame.Malinsa Blue had not won since her two year old days when scoring twice this season, but those two wins have come on a faster surface and she has gone up the handicap as a consequence. Her defeat at Pontefract last time halted her winning run and she is opposed. Shot To Fame can re-kindle past glories, she once won a Group Three contest, and take this.
Wigwam Willie (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 18l behind Il Castagno (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Shot To Fame (USA) 16-1 (8-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 1l behind H Harrison (8-2) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
King of The Moors (USA) 7-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Wasalat (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcap (5) gf.
Just Dust 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 12l behind Il Castagno (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Superior Star 6-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, driven and hung left over 1f out, kept on to take 4th final furlong, 4th of 7, 12l behind Luckylover (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Apr.
Malinsa Blue (IRE) 15-8fav (9-9) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Polyquest (8-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Bayberry King (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 17, 25l behind Bold Haze (8-10) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Ammeyrr 33-1 (8-10) Towards rear, headway and switched left 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 13, 8l behind Trivia (8-8) at Beverley 7f mdn stk (5) gf.
Prince Samos (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, driven in centre over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 8th of 12, 7l behind Lake Poet (9-5) at Epsom 1m 2f hcap (2) gs.
Frank Crow 14-1 (8-6) Led after 2f, headed over 2f out, soon no extra, 5th of 8, 5l behind Avoriaz (9-7) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Middlemarch (IRE) 16-1 (7-13) Behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, never on terms, 6th of 8, 12l behind European Dream (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
