held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
set strong pace, 5 lengths clear 7f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, hampered and bumped 5f out, weakened 4f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 4f out, no impression final 2f
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt, headway to track leader after 1f until over 5f out, soon lost place, virtually pulled up final 2f
Nonrunner
Lucy Normile has booked Megan Carberry again for the prolific Remember Rocky and her 5lb claim could prove decisive. He was chasing a hat-trick in the 4.20 here yesterday but would arrive here with a penalty if successful so the result should be monitored. However, MERCHANT OF MEDICI (NAP) may spoil the party under Joe Doyle as he's been mainly consistent in better class handicaps than this recently and it's about time his fortunes changed. Magnolia Ridge started the Turf season in winning form at Doncaster but has been beaten in 11 subsequent starts so has dropped to a lowly mark. The veteran Dhaular Dhar showed at Catterick last time that there's still a race to be won with him but it's a very long time since Royal Straight troubled the judge and he's probably still a few pounds high. Triple Eight bounced back to form over 1m6f at Catterick on Saturday when chasing home Midnight Warrior and in that kind of mood would be a threat to all.
Triple Eight (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and not much room well over 2f out, headway 2f out, soon switched right, every chance inside final furlong, bumped towards finish, held after, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Midnight Warrior (8-4) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Dabuki (FR) 25-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 44l behind Zeus Magic (10-0) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Ronald Gee (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind Nakeeta (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Merchant Of Medici 15-2 (10-7) Held up, headway to track leaders halfway, led 3f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 18l behind Gift Of Silence (10-10) at Haydock 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gs.
Royal Straight 14-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Remember Rocky (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
King Of Paradise (IRE) 7-2fav (10-0) Led, soon clear, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Geanie Mac (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Schmooze (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Last to break, held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 11th of 15, 15l behind Harrison's Cave (8-13) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Miss Macnamara (9-8) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Henpecked 17-2 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place near finish, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Jalingo (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
May's Boy 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 16, 14l behind Artful Prince (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep '13.
Snow Dancer (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, soon led, headed 2f out, chased leading pair, no impression and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 10l behind Chantecler (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6).
Eilean Mor 40-1 (8-13) Zero visibility until over 5f out when chased leaders in 4th, zero visibility from over 4f out until final furlong when weakened, 4th of 6, 9l behind Stand My Ground (10-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f clm stks (6) gs.
Smirfys Blackcat (IRE) 150-1 (9-5) Outpaced and behind, tailed off when hung badly right over 2f out, reluctant, last of 6, well behind Conquerant (9-5) at Catterick 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Remember Rocky 4-1 (8-7) Soon led, ridden and joined 3f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, led again entering final furlong, ran on, won at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Outbacker (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Magnolia Ridge (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Flag Of Glory (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
