tracked leaders, soon led, made rest, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on well
led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened final furlong
It's hard to make a decent case for any of these. Blackfoot Brave was still beaten seven lengths when runner-up at Thirsk last time and Cooper was beaten the same distance when placed at Ripon on Monday. Devious Spirit faded badly on his reappearance at Newcastle and steps up in trip along with LEGAL ART. The latter can be forgiven a poor on the Fibresand at Southwell last time and gets a token vote on last year's placed efforts.
Cooper 5-1 (9-3) Keen, chased winner until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Pyjama Party (9-3) at Ripon 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Fidelma Moon (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 3f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Borak (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) sft in Jun.
Devious Spirit (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Taken to post early, close up, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 16l behind Myboydaniel (9-4) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Legal Art 9-2 (8-8) Pushed along to chase leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 26l behind The Nab (8-13) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (4) fbs in Mar.
Blackfoot Brave (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Switched left after start, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Stoneboat Bill (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Danny O'ruairc (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, never a factor, 12th of 13, 9l behind Riponian (8-11) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Unforgettable You (IRE) 50-1 (8-1) Slowly away, outpaced and always in rear, last of 11, 10l behind Bondi Beach Babe (9-4) at Beverley 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.