held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
always in rear division
held up, headway over 1f out, not much room and switched left 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders to halfway
In a tricky handicap, Damika is selected ahead of Angaric and The Terrier, although watch the betting with regard to Choreography. An unlucky-in-running third here last time marks Damika down as a key player today, although a two-pounds rise for that effort seems a little harsh. Charlie Delta has it to prove from his current Turf rating, while Colorus may have been unlucky over course and distance last time but still has six lengths to find with Damika based on that run. A drop in trip from this season's runs could see Angaric go close as he is on a fair mark, while Spiritual Peace is a little hard to assess but this type of going on Turf could see him go well. The jury is out on Welcome Approach now following his modest Carlisle run, while, after having run well against older horses last time, The Terrier looks well enough treated to have a say in proceedings today. Mulligan's Gold has been running well enough from around today's mark to be given some thought, while it is certainly not beyond the realms of possibility that Dandy Nicholls can draw improvement from Choreography on his first try at today's trip. Once again, though, we will give Damika the shout.
Damika (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Bentong (9-4) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Charlie Delta 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden when not clear run and snatched up well over 1f out, ran on well final 75 yards, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Garstang (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Colorus (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression when checked over 1f out, 7th of 14, 7l behind Bentong (9-4) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jul.
Angaric (IRE) 11-2 (8-6) Mid-division, effort when edged left over 1f out, never reached challenging position, 7th of 14, 4l behind Hartshead (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Welcome Approach 4-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5l behind Grazeon Gold Blend (9-2) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
