in touch, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, led over 4f out until 3f out, weakened approaching 2f out
chased leaders, challenged from 3f out, pushed along to narrow lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
prominent, ridden along 4f out, slightly outpaced when switched right 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on again towards finish
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride and bumped start, held up and behind, headway on wide outside over 4f out, every chance from 3f out until ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and some headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
bumped start and steadied start, switched left to inside over 8f out, held up in rear, headway on inside from 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards
took keen hold, soon led, narrowly headed over 4f out, led again 3f out, headed 1f out, no extra in 3rd soon after
took keen hold, raced wide in touch, weakened over 3f out
SULA TWO is open to a bit more improvement and gets the nomination ahead of Laconicos and Dashing Doc. The Starboard Bow is also worth keeping tabs on, as he posted an encouraging effort at Doncaster last month; which was his best showing for quite some time. Consistency is obviously not his forte but that effort on Town Moor tells that he is capable of getting into the argument when he puts his mind to the task in hand. Dashing Doc also found it difficult to string a sequence together after he won a Newmarket maiden last summer. There have been more encouraging signs of late, so he's no lost cause, while Laconicos is yet to win from 21 starts on the Flat (11 of which have been on the all-weather). He has made the frame on numerous occasions, though; which will give his connections some hopes for a big run. However, Sula Two is starting to get the hang of things these days and, as she is open to any amount of improvement now that he tries this new trip, the Ron Hodges-trained filly makes the most appeal for a small investment here.
Mister Benedictine 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Action Impact (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jul '09.
Mt Kintyre (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon every chance, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 6l behind Urban Space (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Dashing Doc (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, soon led, edged left 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 5, nk behind Fame Is The Spur (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Laconicos (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) In touch, effort on outside 2f out, strong challenge upsides winner and every chance throughout final furlong, just held close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Sunley Spinalonga (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
The Starboard Bow 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until ridden and not much room from over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Epic (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Sleep Over 20-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 30l behind Fantino (9-3) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 14l behind Bob Stock (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-58 (6) pol in Jul.
Sula Two 14-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, kept on, always held by winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Advertise (10-6) at Salisbury 1m am hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Rockweiller 16-1 (8-9) Dwelt, soon tracking leader, led over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, soon headed, rallied and carried left closing stages, bumped post, just failed, 2nd of 15, nk behind Larkrise Star (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Ermyntrude 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, headway on outside 4f out, came very wide straight, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression when edged left over 1f out, 7th of 14, 11l behind Explorator (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Jul.
