tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon drew clear, stayed on well
held up last, good headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed stayed on same pace and no chance with winner inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 3f out, led field near side in straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
led until 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind and eased
tracked leading trio, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out
Dusky Raider steps up a grade after landing a maiden handicap at Redcar and the second in that race has let the form down since. Becky The Thatcher is getting no nearer to shedding her maiden tag and Purple Magic probably needs further help from the handicapper. The latter's stable is also in the midst of a poor run but Argyle could interesting, though he appeared to find 1m6f too far last time at Sandown. SCARPETA has been second twice over this trip recently and remains in good heart. He's still creeping up the handicap but deserves another success.
Purple Magic 11-2 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Genuine Approval (8-13) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Argyle (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Keen tracked leader, led 12f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 6l behind Harbour Law (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Scarpeta (FR) 9-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind St Michel (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Dusky Raider (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, pressed inside final furlong, held on close home, won at Redcar 1m 6f mdn hcp (6) gf in May beating Mikro Polemistis (8-12) by nk, 9 ran.
Becky The Thatcher 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 75 yards, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Lord Yeats (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.