held up in last pair, headway to track leaders over 5f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, always held
held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
soon led, headed 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd final 50 yards
tracked leader, led 7f out, made rest, driven over 2f out, ridden out inside final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, effort 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, not clear run and switched inside over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd final 50 yards, always held
Space Mountain scored at Wolverhampton in February but finished a long way last on his reappearance in June. He did much better when chasing home Icefall over this trip at Ripon and should have more progress in him. Saint Thomas won here on soft ground early last month and completed a double at Leicester. He couldn't handle faster going and a rise in class at Pontefract next time but this isn't the toughest of races. Taurian has only won on Polytrack and didn't run well when fancied at Chepstow last month so the vote goes to JAN DE HEEM. Tina Jackson's charge won three times last summer, all over 1m2f, but he's scored over this trip and can see off the threat of Dry Your Eyes, whose only victory to date came on heavy going here in May 2014.
Dry Your Eyes (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, dist behind Roc De Prince (8-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Taurian 2-1fav (9-8) Led, headed 7f out, in touch, driven over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, one pace, 7th of 10, 5l behind Petrify (8-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Ghostly Arc (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led until over 2f out, soon lost place, rallied closing stages, kept on well under pressure, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Freight Train (10-0) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Space Mountain (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Icefall (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Saint Thomas (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked winner until inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Chant (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Jan De Heem 17-2 (8-13) Raced wide, in touch, headway 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Mysterial (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
