close up, pressed leader from 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home
mid-division, wide and headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
in touch, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
tracked leader, tracked leaders 12f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, led 12f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out
in touch, ridden 6f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway from 3f out, switched right inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, good headway over 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong
led soon after start, headed 12f out, tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led early, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 5f out, rallied 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
Withdrawn
Not a red hot race in terms of quality, but nonetheless competitive, and DUBARA REEF is suggested. Paul Green's three-year-old dotted up at Nottingham last time over 2m and on that evidence he should have no problems with the slightly longer trip today. He is relatively lightly-raced and therefore may well have enough improvement in him to defy a 7lb rise with his age allowance a plus. Planetarium stays all day and is slipping to a competitive mark, while conversely Lava Lamp has gone up 4lbs for winning a Catterick seller over a similar trip last time. Fair Spin is in rude health and has to be short-listed given his bottomless stamina, while the in-form Petella is again capable of picking up some money. Dubara Reef is taken to score.
Tillietudlem (FR) 5-2fav (8-13) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Simple Jim (8-13) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Bandanaman (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Simple Jim (8-13) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 11-2 (9-1) Held up behind, driven and headway on outside, 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ballade De La Mer (8-7) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Planetarium 12-1 (9-1) Held up behind, effort to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8l behind Ballade De La Mer (8-7) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Stage Acclaim (IRE) Evensfav (9-0) Made all, ridden and came wide into straight over 4f out, hung left over 2f out, driven out, won at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul beating Purely By Chance (8-6) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Carmela Maria 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along 9f out, lost place 6f out, no danger after, 5th of 7, 14l behind Drop The Hammer (8-11) at Redcar 1m 6f app hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jul.
Spiritonthemount (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Ridden to lead, went clear from 12f out, driven over 2f out, edged right and headed near finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Vertueux (9-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jul.
Petella 4-1 (8-6) Behind, headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, not reached leading pair, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Ballade De La Mer (8-7) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Lava Lamp (GER) 13-8 (8-7) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Catterick 2m sell stks (6) gf beating Shannersburg (9-8) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Fair Spin 40-1 (8-10) Mid-division, smooth headway to 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, driven and joined inside final, all out, won at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr beating Dan Buoy (9-9) by nk, 8 ran.
Spring Breeze 15-8fav (8-8) Held up in 4th, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, no impression after, 5th of 7, 5l behind Dan's Heir (8-8) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Dubara Reef (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul beating Dubawi King (9-7) by 7l, 8 ran.
Dan Buoy (FR) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, ridden over 5f out, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 18l behind Hypnotic Gaze (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jul.
Brave Bugsy (IRE) 15-8fav (8-13) Held up, rapid headway to lead halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, eased when beaten, 6th of 8, 16l behind Perception (9-7) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul.
