held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, never on terms
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, ran on
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, led entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
held up, headway on outer over 4f out, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
A tough handicap and only a tentative vote is given to the in-form Field Spark, who deserves a change of fortune and is selected ahead of Rock Lobster and Sir Night. It will also be interesting to note if any support comes for Crathorne, who is capable on his day but now appears to be in need of a stronger test of stamina. Sir Night came good at Beverley last month and is obviously in good heart. Still, he had previously been hard to win with and is not certain to be in the same frame of mind today. Rock Lobster is set for a small rise in the weights after a couple of solid performances in defeat. However, he looks vulnerable at the trip and now has something to prove. Therefore, it can pay to give Field Spark another chance, as he has done very little wrong since he reverted to turf. A mile and a half ideally suits Jeremy Glover's charge and, with nothing to fear from the going description, Field Spark has plenty in his favour today.
Garrigon 8-1 (9-0) In touch, hard ridden and no impression final 2f, 5th of 7, 11l behind Garnett (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn aut stk (F4) pol in Feb.
Rock Lobster 11-4fav (8-11) Soon led, ridden 2f out, stayed on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Kaymich Perfecto (8-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in May.
Crathorne (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 4th of 12, 6l behind Bramantino (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Field Spark 3-1fav (9-2) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Red River Rebel (8-9) at Leicester 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd in May.
Sir Night (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hard ridden and ran on to lead post, won at Beverley 1m 2f stk (7) gf in May beating Forest Viking (8-10) by a hd, 19 ran.
Colway Ritz 16-1 (9-9) Towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression on first two, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Tomasino (9-13) at Carlisle 1m 4f clm (6) sft in May.
Time Marches On 100-1 (10-4) Raced wide, held up in rear, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Barking Mad (11-7) at Southwell 1m 4f amt clm stk (6) gf in Apr.
Kinfayre Boy 33-1 (8-3) Keen early, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Stancomb Wills (8-8) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) frm in May.
