dwelt, hampered start, held up, headway over 1f out, soon went 2nd, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
went right start, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never trouble leaders
chased leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
chased leader, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
held up mid-division, headway entering final 2f, soon ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
unruly stalls, very slowly away, always behind
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Not the best of races gets proceedings under way here but it should still be a competitive contest where we expect NAMU to come out on top with pressure coming from Private Passion and Ishibee. The selection has decent has form on fast ground going back to 2006 but her recent successes have been on Polytrack. The conditions here will suit the mare, as they did when she finished second here last time out, and she is put forward to score. Private Passion looked to be returning to something like his best when last seen. Ishibee is in decent form right now and she is proven around this undulating track.
Namu 14-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway on outer from over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Itsher (8-8) at Brighton 6f (6) fm in Jun.
Davids Mark 7-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 9l behind Misplaced Fortune (9-0) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Helping Hand (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, raced alone standside from over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Foreign Rhythm (8-10) at Beverley 5f Apprentice Handicap (0-55) (3yo+) (6) gf in Jun.
Miss Firefly 18-1 (9-1) Broke well, dropped into mid-division 4f out, headway over 1f out, carried head high, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Onebidkintymill (9-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Scruffy Skip (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 7l behind Itsher (8-8) at Brighton 6f (6) fm in Jun.
Who's Winning (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Held up, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 12, 8l behind Itsher (8-8) at Brighton 6f (6) fm in Jun.
Maggie Kate 20-1 (8-6) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 10, 12l behind Convince (7-13) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Prince Valentine 7-2fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 11l behind Hypnotic (9-7) at Brighton 1m (6) gf in Jun.
Elusive Ronnie (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Special Cuvee (8-13) at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll (6) gs in Mar.
Ishibee (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Held up, hard ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Gallego (10-12) at Salisbury 7f (6) gf in Jun.
Buail Isteach (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 18l behind El Dececy (9-13) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Private Passion (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Pure Rhythm (8-12) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Nawaaff 50-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, under pressure halfway, never on terms, 5th of 9, 7l behind Caribbean Coral (9-10) at Brighton 6f sell stks (6) gf in Jun.
