chased leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
towards rear, headway and not much room entering final furlong, soon squeezed through gap, shaken up, stayed on well to lead towards finish
close up, led approaching 2f out, headed approaching 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, effort over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, some headway, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, headway to have every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
led, headed approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear and outpaced
chased leaders, led approaching 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
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A competitive heat where obvious contenders are Luscivious, Nickel Silver and Lesley's Choice, but it may be worth opposing them all with DOCTOR PARKES. Paul Hanagan has been booked for the mount by Eric Alston, and the Diktat gelding has enjoyed two of his three turf wins on today's description of good ground, with all that trio being over the minimum trip. Admittedly he has been a bit in-and-out this year, but he has the ability to go very close from this mark and we will side with him. Luscivious has won two of his last three including an easy success from today's mark of 86 at Southwell on Tuesday. He is not usually quite up to that level on turf, where he also prefers some rain, but if that comes his chance would improve. Nickel Silver has not been seen since winning at Lingfield in February. He handles good ground on turf, and he is another whose mark on the green stuff is not as high as that on the artificial surfaces. If he could repeat that back on turf he would look well handicapped, but that is open to doubt. Lesley's Choice has done almost all of his winning on the all weather surfaces, but he has won on turf once from a higher mark than today's and on good ground, so those wanting to side with Linda Perratt's in-form runner do at least have some history on their side. However, Doctor Parkes looks to have a few things in his favour too and we will side with him.
Doctor Parkes 9-2 (9-10) With leaders, went 2nd briefly 2f out, weakened and eased just over 1f out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Cornus (9-5) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Rasaman (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Raced far side, held up and behind, pushed along 3f out, staying on same pace when hampered over 1f out, 25th of 27, 11l behind Joseph Henry (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Nickel Silver 6-5fav (8-12) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Indian Skipper (7-13) by nk, 6 ran.
Lost In Paris (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Prominent, every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 7th of 17, 2l behind Hamoody (8-11) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Argentine (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd approaching final furlong until last half furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 7, 4l behind The Bear (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
Green Park (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 12, 3l behind La Zamora (9-4) at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul.
The Bear 7-1 (9-3) Quickly away, made all on rail, pushed along and ran on well final furlong, unchallenged, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul beating Highland Warrior (8-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Mandurah (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened, 9th of 10, 14l behind Bosun Breese (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Wicked Wilma (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) With leader, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Mey Blossom (9-2) at Hamilton 5f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Luscivious 16-1 (9-4) Quickly away, made all, well clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, eased close home, unchallenged, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs beating Confessional (9-2) by 4l, 10 ran.
Le Toreador 7-1 (9-11) Led far side group and overall leader, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Lucky Numbers (9-6) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
Lesley's Choice 9-4fav (8-10) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Captain Scooby (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jul.
