held up in last pair, ridden and struggling 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd final 50 yards
led, headed well over 3f out, chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led inside final 4f, 5 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden and lead dwindled inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home
ran in snatches, tracked leading pair, pushed along briefly 7f out, ridden 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened and lost 2nd inside final furlong, dropped to 4th last 50 yards
steaided start, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling inside final 3f, never a factor
held up in 5th, plenty to do when switched left over 2f out, strong run on outside to 2nd inside final furlong, driven ahead close home
took keen hold, tracked leading trio, went 3rd 4f out until well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Halling's Treasure disappointed on his handicap debut but Dragon City had a legitimate excuse for a poor effort at Haydock as he was competing in much better company than this. GERTRUDE GRAY can also be excused a below-par run at Epsom as she didn't take to the track but gets another chance with a 7lb claimer on board for her handicap debut. Like so many from her yard, Lyric Piece will no doubt improve for the step up to middle-distances on her reappearance and Neamour makes most appeal of the remainder.
Dragon City 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, soon eased, last of 9, 26l behind Great Hall (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Gertrude Gray (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Tracked leader, until ridden 2f out, hung badly left over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 14l behind Rosie Probert (9-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f mdn flls stks (4) gd in Jul.
Halling's Treasure 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, hung left under pressure and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened and no chance with leading duo, lost poor 3rd close home, last of 4, 11l behind Sunny Future (9-10) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Lyric Piece 11-4fav (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon last, switched left and headway over 1f out unable to get to leaders, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Canadian Run (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Neamour 2-1 (8-11) Took keen hold soon held up in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, plodded on to poor 3rd close home, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Sunny Future (9-10) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Strawberry Jam 20-1 (8-10) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 9, 9l behind Nearly Caught (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Midaz 66-1 (8-13) Last pair, some headway on inside to modest 5th 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 14l behind Astonishing (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.