tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 3f out, soon tailed off
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to challenge inside final furlong, one pace
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Baby Barry is taken to get the better of Desert Lightning and El Rey Royale in a typically tricky seller. Desert Lightning hails from a stable in form and has several near misses to his credit this season in similar grade to today¿s. The stable is in fine form and he is a consistent type who looks set to lose his maiden tag before long. El Ray Royale has not won since scoring on his debut two years ago but this represents a drop in grade and he must go close on the evidence of respectable runs in small handicaps recently. He is though proving hard to win with. It is some time since Baby Barry registered a victory but there was a lot to like about the way he knuckled down to the task at Beverley a week ago, staying on well but just held in a similar race to today¿s. His earlier recent runs had come in handicap company and he had shaped well enough to suggest that a race of this nature is within his compass.
Baby Barry 5-1fav (9-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, nk behind Legal Dram (9-6) at Beverley 7f sll hcp (6) gf.
El Rey Royale 6-1 (8-13) Chased leader over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Barons Spy (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Jordans Spark 33-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 24l behind Ulysees (10-1) at Hamilton 1m sll (5) gf in Jun.
Zantero 66-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, always towards rear, 7th of 8, 9l behind Mahrajaan (9-0) at Warwick 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Alisdanza 3-1fav (8-9) Held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, never on terms, 5th of 9, 9l behind Topflight Wildbird (7-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f fll hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
La Viola 3-1fav (9-1) Mid-division, headway 6f out, soon weakened, went lame and pulled up in race won by Inside Story (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol, 12 ran.
Neil's Legacy (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1l behind Donna's Double (8-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Desert Lightning (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, smooth headway until ridden over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sawwaah (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m sll (6) gd.
