held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead close home
tracked leader, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced when not much room over 2f out, soon weakened
led for 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, no further progress
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, headed close home, no extra
Nonrunner
A guessing game with some of the handicap debutants however we are happy to side with recent winner SCREAMING BRAVE ahead of Rocky Heights and Gibson Square. Mick Channon's gelding ran well in defeat behind Bollin Judith at Redcar before clinging on for victory at Yarmouth over a much shorter trip. That was his first win in 10 starts however with that confidence boost he may be a different proposition now and the step back up in trip is evidently of no concern. Cheek-pieces may bring about some improvement in John Spearing's Rannoch Rose, whilst Fongoli ran well in defeat last time and a repeat performance of that Brighton effort may see her snatch a place at least. The two interesting runners are Rocky Heights and Premier Superstar. The former steps up in trip for her handicap debut and this looks sure to suit this half-sister to Velvet Heights, whilst Premier Superstar looks sure to improve on her first start of the season now stepped up in distance. Gibson Square tries a visor after a poor run at Chepstow and could only be backed if heavily supported, whilst Royal Max is another potential improver for this step up to a mile and a half. Not the strongest of races to finish with however Screaming Brave looks worth a bet.
Screaming Brave 2-1fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chased leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out and held on, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f Handicap (0-55) (3yo) (6) gd in May beating Extremely So (9-0) by ns, 14 ran.
Very Distinguished 17-2 (8-0) Always in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 11l behind Solar Graphite (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Play To Win (IRE) 20-1 (8-0) Held up, got keen and headway on wide outside halfway, ran wide into straight and soon struggling, tailed off, last of 10, 44l behind Non Dom (8-8) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Gibson Square (USA) 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 6f out, soon eased, last of 17, well behind Taste The Wine (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Rocky Heights (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 20l behind Aromatic (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) fm in May.
Premier Superstar 125-1 (8-8) Always in rear division, last of 12, 18l behind Featherweight (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf in May.
Fongoli 14-1 (8-6) Bumped start, soon prominent, led 7f out, brought field to stand rail in straight, pushed along and kept on well until headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Primo Dilettante (8-11) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Hassadin 25-1 (8-13) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 11l behind Classic Contours (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Red Dagger (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Held up, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, never a factor, 5th of 8, 12l behind Theocritus (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Bright Wire (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Behind, no impression on leaders and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 7l behind Dark Ranger (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks 0-55 (6) pol in May.
Rannoch Rose (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Joinedupwriting (9-10) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in May.
Persian Tomcat (IRE) 13-2 (8-5) Started slowly, tracked leader after 1 furlong, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Graycliffe (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Eightdaysaweek 12-1 (7-12) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 38l behind Sherman Mccoy (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Royal Max (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division, never trouble leaders, 12th of 14, 13l behind True Britannia (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
