tracked leaders, ridden to lead final furlong, soon hung left and clear
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
in touch, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
led, headed 4f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong
in rear, headway to go in touch over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish
with leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed final furlong, one pace
In the finale, Dark Charm is selected ahead of Turn Of Phrase and Gardasee. Turn Of Phrase comes here in very good heart following a Catterick win and can go well under his penalty if responding to his young rider. Dark Charm races off a lower mark than for his course and distance success last season and, having proven that he will handle conditions, he has to be seriously considered today. Gardasee comes here on a roll and carries his penalty for a narrow recent course and distance success. You cannot rule him out but the runner-up on that occasion, Kylkenny, is weighted to reverse placings. Scotty's Future also runs under a winner's penalty and, even though that came in a seller, you can certainly build the case for him based on last season's best form. Finally, You could not entirely rule out Wulimaster if he is on a going day, while Tidy has now edged back towards a winning mark and cannot be ruled out on that basis, and Don'tcallmeginger showed improvement last time and can'tbe ruled out of a good run if improving again. For the selection, though, we will stick with Dark Charm.
Turn Of Phrase (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating William John (8-8) by 2l, 13 ran.
Dark Charm (FR) 7-2jt-fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Mayadeen (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Wulimaster (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Always behind, 13th of 17, 22l behind Oddsmaker (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Tidy (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Thornaby Green (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jun.
Gardasee (GER) 4-1fav (9-4) Made all, driven out, won at Pontefract 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) sft beating Kylkenny (9-0) by a hd, 12 ran.
Don'tcallmeginger (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Led after 1f, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind They All Laughed (9-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Scotty's Future (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Soon behind, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead well inside final furlong, won at Beverley 7f sll (6) hvy beating Little Nipper (8-6) by 1l, 11 ran.
Forzacurity 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 16, 21l behind St Petersburg (9-9) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-75 (E) gd in Oct '03.
Moment of Clarity 80-1 (8-13) Went right start, tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 15l behind Gardasee (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) sft.
Kylkenny 11-2 (9-0) Soon chasing winner, every chance final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 12, hd behind Gardasee (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) sft.
