held up, pushed along and headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish, not reach leaders
raced alone towards far side and chased leader racing in centre, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance well inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home
held up, headway inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders
made most, kept on well until headed well inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, good headway near side of group over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away (hand timed)
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden and every chance well inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not pace of winner
steadied start, raced keenly and held up, never a factor
NonRunner
Fortamour placed in a lower grade sprint at Ripon last time while John Kirkup finished runner-up ahead of Swissterious at the same meeting. Quick Look never threatened when third at Haydock though handles the soft going and will be winning again soon but MUSCIKA is just preferred. The ground is not a problem for David O’Meara’s charge and he can race off the same mark as when second in this grade at Doncaster last week. Heath Charnock has yet to win a handicap but Tricky Dicky won five times last year and will be sharper for last month’s comeback.
Quick Look 80-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, not able to challenge front pair, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Aljady (9-4) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Muscika 11-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up in last trio, headway over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Wentworth Falls (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Flying Pursuit 40-1 (9-0) Disputed lead until halfway, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 8l behind Wentworth Falls (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Fortamour (IRE) 10-3fav (9-7) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, close 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, always just held, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Bossipop (9-3) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Call Me Ginger 12-1 (8-8) Towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind National Anthem (8-7) at Ayr 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Heath Charnock 10-3fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Tricky Dicky 7-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Big Les (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Swissterious 10-1 (9-7) Led early, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind I Am A Dreamer (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
John Kirkup 5-1fav (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on and went 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind I Am A Dreamer (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Lucky Lucky Man (IRE) 28-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 8th of 14, 2l behind Buridan (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Lord Oberon 33-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, no extra final 100 yards, 6th of 13, 4l behind Glen Shiel (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
