chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, soon eased
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, effort on outer over 2f out, never dangerous
always towards rear
chased leaders, led well over 2f out, soon headed, no extra and eased inside final furlong
in rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace final furlong
dwelt, in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
dwelt, led, ridden well over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out
Viking Warrior can usually be relied on to run his race and is only 3lb higher than when scoring at Catterick last month. He'll be thereabouts while Steel Stockholder won here in June and with his young rider's claim taken into account he's on a lower mark. Muftarres won a division of this last year and can go well again. He's been running over longer trips recently and hasn't been getting home so a return here and off a 3lb lower mark should be enough to enable him to get into the frame at least. The lightly-raced Tamara Bay led for a long way over a mile at Pontefract a month ago and will take some catching over this track and trip but PTOLEMY looks the one to be on. David Barron's charge stayed on strongly to land a 6f maiden at Redcar and had no sort of run on his handicap debut at Chester. He wasn't given a hard time when his chance had gone and can prove much better than his rating of 66 suggests.
Viking Warrior (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Day Of The Eagle (9-10) at Chester 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Tislaam (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, soon bumped, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Clear Praise (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Steel Stockholder 8-1 (9-4) With winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dream Catcher (8-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Moral Issue 9-1 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 3f out, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Grey Seal (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jun.
Ansells Pride (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Golden Compass (9-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Muftarres (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 48l behind Maven (10-9) at Newbury 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in May.
Ptolemy 5-1 (9-3) Hampered soon after start, mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders, 5th of 17, 4l behind Lolita Lebron (9-2) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Drive Home (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 8, 6l behind Steel Stockholder (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Dubai Celebration 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 17, 4l behind Sleepy Blue Ocean (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Tamara Bay 7-1 (9-1) Prominent, led after 1f, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Miss Ella Jade (8-0) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Transmit (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) In rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 20l behind Fenella Fudge (9-5) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Thrust Control (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Dwelt, with leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Main Beach (9-6) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in Jun.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Raced wide prominent until tracked leaders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 18l behind Soopacal (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) std in Jul.
Florio Vincitore (IRE) 15-8fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong, won at Redcar 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd beating Tukitinyasok (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 14 ran.
Jaldarshaan (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led until over 2f out, weakened quickly, eased over 1f out, last of 11, 20l behind The Bay Bandit (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
