tracked leaders, switched left 2f out, ridden and headway soon after, stayed on to lead post
dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, soon hung right, driven inside final furlong, ran on close home
led, ridden 2f out, caught post
held up towards rear, staying on when hung badly right over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
taken to post early, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, hung right from over 1f out, weakened towards finish
Nonrunner
Having displayed a liking for these conditions last time FOCAIL EILE is taken to land his second handicap on the trot ahead of Ours and the potentially well weighted Stanley Goodspeed. The pick stayed on nicely to beat the inform Kindest on similar ground on his last start. His mark has gone up five pounds as a result but he is still open to some improvement and he may have just found his forte as far as the ground is concerned. Ours has been close off this mark twice and at least handles soft going. The feeling is he still might be in the grubby mitts of the assessor at present but a big run isn¿t ruled out. Stanley Goodspeed is now a full 17lbs below his last winning mark so is possibly well treated. That said there is a reason for his tumbling rating and he'll have to put in an improved effort to show up in front. Very Well Red is yet to show up on testing conditions so is probably best ruled out and Inside Story also has the ground against him but he did win on his only previous visit here. The ground conditions look all important again her and Focail Eile loves the mud.
Focail Eile 16-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Jul beating Kindest (9-4) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Ours (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, edged left, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Exit Smiling (9-8) at Pontefract 1m (4) gd.
Very Well Red 9-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Dingaan (9-11) at Bath 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Stanley Goodspeed 10-3fav (8-12) Chased leaders, carried head high final 2f, soon ridden, no response, 5th of 8, 6l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (10-0) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Count Ceprano (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 13, 7l behind Mozayada (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Fortunate Flame 9-2 (8-12) With leader, lost place well over 2f out, last of 9, 10l behind Violent Velocity (8-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Coole Dodger (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Held up mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 16, 6l behind Monfils Monfils (10-3) at Beverley 1m 2f (6) gf in Jul.
Inside Story (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, driven and some headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Mozayada (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
