in touch, ridden 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
soon outpaced and pushed along, ridden and headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong
Top Bid was the easy winner of a Leicester last time and can follow up here, with Opal Noir and Siren's Gift likely to prove his closest pursuers. The selection did not beat much at Leicester but he did score by eight lengths, which is form that looks good enough to land this, especially when he is open to further improvement over this minimum trip. Opal Noir won a good ground Redcar maiden at the first time of asking in May, before being slightly unlucky here next time. With over a month to freshen up since Howard Johnson's colt is respected here. Siren's Gift showed promise at Salisbury last time but needs to come on a few pounds if he is to take this and with more to come from Top Bid, we take Tim Easterby's colt to score.
Avertuoso 50-1 (9-3) Always behind and never a factor, 14th of 18, 12l behind Elhamri (9-3) at Ascot 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Opal Noir 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, soon chased along, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Everymanforhimself (9-0) at Beverley 5f 2yo stk (2) gd in May.
Baileys Hilight (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 4l behind Captain Marvelous (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (2) gf in May.
Siren's Gift 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on but no extra when headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Enticing (9-0) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Jun.
Top Bid 4-7fav (9-3) With leaders, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up, quickened clear, won at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in May beating Kaladar (9-3) by 8l, 7 ran.
