chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, driven upsides inside final furlong, won on the nod
behind, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, narrowly headed final 100 yards, no extra near finish
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression
always rear division, reminders and struggling halfway
towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leader until over 2f out, weakening when edged right and bumped well over 1f out
always behind
started slowly, switched right start, held up last, some headway on inside over 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, hung right and weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
took keen hold, mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, chased leading pair 2f out, stayed on to narrow advantage final 100 yards, headed post
BAJAN PRIDE is pretty dependable and he can see off Angel Of Fashion and King's Sabre in a competitive opener. Richard Fahey's son of Selkirk is adaptable when it comes to ground conditions and comes here in good form. A 5lb rise in the weights for his Carlisle win is the reason that he is dropped into selling grade but with confidence high he should feature prominently under the in-form Paul Hanagan. King's Sabre is consistent and his recent form at the track is solid for this level, Eastern Hills is out of form but is not dismissed on the figures, whilst Peter Tchaikovsky needs to bounce back as he sports blinkers for the first time as he drops in grade. Of more interest however is Angel Of Fashion who was the winner of a decent enough seller at Redcar last month and if she can forget a handicap flop at Newcastle since then she should run well. Interesting stuff but the vote is safely given to Bajan Pride.
Bajan Pride 7-2 (9-3) Always prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Noche De Reyes (8-8) by 2l, 11 ran.
King's Sabre 12-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched to outside over 1f out, ran on entering final furlong, no impression towards finish, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Polish World (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Carlitos Spirit (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 11, 11l behind Polish World (8-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Eastern Hills 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 12l behind Silly Gilly (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Favouring (IRE) 100-1 (8-5) In touch, pushed along on outside 4f out, struggling final 3f, 5th of 7, 20l behind Flores Sea (8-12) at Southwell 7f sell stks (6) fbs in Feb.
Fyodorovich (USA) 9-1 (8-8) In rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace, 7th of 15, 6l behind Rascal In The Mix (8-12) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Govenor Eliott (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, no impression after, 9th of 12, 8l behind Helping Hand (8-7) at Beverley 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Home Before Dark 100-1 (9-7) Chased leader until 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 18l behind Angel Of Fashion (8-6) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gd in Jun.
Peter Tchaikovsky 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 34l behind Desert Hunter (8-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 33-1 (8-0) In rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 9l behind Scruffy Skip (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Kheskianto (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 15, 8l behind Rascal In The Mix (8-12) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Angel Of Fashion (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 12l behind Whispered Times (8-12) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
