held up in rear, headway to dispute 2nd 3 out, soon ridden and briefly pressed leader, weakened into 3rd 2 out, no impression approaching last
midfield, chased leader 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened, fell when crumpled on landing 2 out
held up in rear, in touch with leader when fell 11th
prominent, dropped to rear 4 out, ridden and rallied to press leader before 2 out where 1 length down, soon no extra, 4 lengths down approaching last, kept on same pace run-in
made all, awkward jump 2nd, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, soon ridden and briefly pressed for lead, 1 length ahead 2 out, 4 lengths clear approaching last where edged left, kept up to work run-in
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Nicky Richards is in fine form and EVERYDAY CHAMPAGNE can defy topweight to add to the stable total. He has his conditions and the feeling remains that he's better than his current 103 rating. Hopefully he'll prove the point here. Steel Wave's last four wins all came under regular partner, Tabitha Worsley, and the gelding showed he's no back number at 13 with a game Stratford success latest. He's upped to a mark of 104 but is a solid veteran who should run his race again. Recent Cartmel winner, Do No Wrong, is respected but tackles three miles for the first time and Heart Of A Lion houses untapped potential and could go close. Junior Massini, much improved the last twice, can't be excluded along with Irish raider Camilla's Choice, who is still a maiden under Rules though.
Steel Wave (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Held up, went 3rd after 9th, ridden after 3 out, 3 lengths 3rd when slightly hampered and left 2nd last, stayed on, led towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May beating Herewegohoney (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Heart Of A Lion (IRE) 11-4fav (11-3) Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway before 10th, not fluent 13th, fell 14th, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Do No Wrong (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st or 4th, headway 9th, went 2nd 4 out, led after last, stayed on, driven out, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Mister Bells (11-11) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Camilla's Choice (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Prominent, pushed along in mid-division at 7th, went 4th 4 out, led briefly entering straight, ridden and headed bypassing 3 out, moderate 3rd next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 21 1/2l behind Reserve Judgement (11-10) at Down Royal 2m 7f hcp gd in Jun.
Junior Massini 10-11fav (10-2) Raced keenly, led until 2nd, chased leader and raced wide, led again 2 out, joined last, stayed on to assert final 110 yards, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Cheer's Delboy (10-2) by 2l, 5 ran.
Everyday Champagne (IRE) 11-10fav (11-2) Raced keenly, prominent, nudged along after 4 out, every chance last, weakened run-in, 2nd of 3, 6l behind Victory Echo (10-9) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
