held up towards rear, weakened 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
led, headed over 4f out, quickly weakened, tailed off
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no impression
held up mid-division, chased leader over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, chased winner just under 2f out until 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear well over 1f out, readily
OUTLAND may be a pound out of the weights but with the ground coming in his favour he looks the horse to side with; Cote D'Argent and Rare Ruby join Dunaskin on the list of dangers. Mark Rimell's gelding missed an engagement at Salisbury on Tuesday but this son of Indian Haven is a major player if running here. His sole success came on soft ground at Yarmouth and his best effort since has been on ground with some cut in so conditions today should be ideal. This mark looks workable and he shouldn't be far away. Little Sark has been holding his form fairly well without suggesting that this mark of 60 is ideal, Yemeni Princess' sole win came in a Lingfield bumper but she has acquitted herself well in handicaps since, whilst Dunaskin has been giving various connections a great ride this year with four wins from his last five starts in all codes. Slip may have ground issues if it continues to rain, so a bigger threat could be Rare Ruby who seems adaptable in regards to ground conditions. Cote D'Argent's Bath win has been franked by the second and fifth running well in defeat since, whereas Sally Forth needs to be rejuvenated by the application of first-time blinkers. Another open handicap then but the nod is given to Outland.
Pass The Port 40-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind, some headway well over 2f out, soon struggling, last of 11, 18l behind Hollow Green (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.
Sally Forth 10-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, under pressure 6f out, weakened and behind over 3f out, 11th of 12, 36l behind Satwa Gold (9-5) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Cote d'Argent 10-1 (9-4) Made virtually all, ridden clear 2f out, driven and stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May beating Graylyn Ruby (8-12) by 3l, 12 ran.
Rare Ruby (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led over 2f out, driven from over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Strikemaster (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Slip 13-2 (8-9) Always towards rear, weakened 3f out, 7th of 11, 10l behind Feathered Crown (8-12) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Dunaskin (IRE) 4-11fav (8-12) Tracked leader 9f out, led over 4f out, pressed from over 3f out, ridden 3f out, driven inside final furlong, gained upper hand towards finish, won at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs in Mar beating Magnitude (8-11) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Little Sark (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Chased leading trio, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 8l behind Lady Eclair (8-11) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Lastroseofsummer (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Awkward on leaving stalls, slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and some headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 40l behind If I Had Him (9-1) at Wolverhampton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Outland (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, led 8f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Phoenix Flight (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Yemeni Princess (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Phoenix Flight (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
