chased leaders, ridden, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, kept on, headed post
mid-division, lost place halfway, soon behind
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
chased leader, ridden, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, switched right, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
always behind
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden, every chance over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression
dwelt, behind, not much room over 4f out, switched right, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong to lead post
tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, kept on same pace
soon led, headed 2f out, ridden, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
Cool Ebony comes here in good nick and will no doubt be popular, however Efidium has a decent record at the track and he gets the nod ahead of Kaymich Perfecto and Tough Love. The selection actually won this corresponding race last year and Neville Bycroft's long-standing servant comes here in fair form having finished a respectable third last time out at Redcar. That was a bounce back and feasibly weighted now on a mark of 68, he can go well with Neil Brown able to claim a valuable 5lbs. Tough Love and Esoterica both have winning course form however it can be argued that both are more effective at seven furlongs, so of more interest for punters may be Kaymich Perfecto. Richard Whitaker's charge stays well and will appreciate a decent gallop so may go well at a fair price. Cool Ebony is slightly above his highest winning mark but still rates a main danger, whilst Waterline Twenty looks well-treated and can go well if getting the gaps late on. This is competitive, but Efidium is taken to win again.
Cool Ebony 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Kirkby's Treasure (8-7) by a nk, 9 ran.
Kaymich Perfecto 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear centre, never dangerous, 12th of 15, 16l behind Observatory Star (9-6) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Waterline Twenty (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Mid-division, short of room on rail 3f out, switched left 2f out, switched and ran on from 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Gallego (9-5) at Salisbury 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Heureux (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 18l behind Whitbarrow (9-2) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division far side, ridden 3f out, no extra final 2f, 7th of 17, 6l behind Middlemarch (8-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
It's A Dream (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear far side, never dangerous, 11th of 17, 7l behind Middlemarch (8-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Efidium 18-1 (9-0) Towards rear centre, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Observatory Star (9-6) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Tough Love 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind Passion Fruit (9-10) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-80 (4) frm in Aug.
Esoterica (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, effort 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at Redcar 7f app hcp (5) gf beating Tour d'Amour (8-8) by 3l, 14 ran.
Titinius (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Moheebb (7-13) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Mis Chicaf (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Linden's Lady (8-6) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Sahara Dawn (IRE) 66-1 (8-1) Held up, mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 27l behind Ella Woodcock (9-4) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
