chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened
in touch, switched left and headway halfway, led over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, stayed on well
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
raced keenly, mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, no impression
reared start and behind, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
keen early, in touch, lost place halfway, soon behind
with leader, outpaced 3f out, soon lost place
led, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead 3f out, soon headed, stayed on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders to halfway, soon ridden, outpaced
soon lost place and behind, never dangerous
chased leaders to halfway, soon behind
A poor contest where it's hard to enthuse about many of them and we will take Sawwaah to score from Art Elegant and Downland. Dandy Nicholls applies first-time cheekpieces to Sawwaah here and hopefully that will help to do the trick for a horse that has won from a mark of 76 in the past and gets in off 5lb lower here. Fast ground and this trip suits and he can take advantage. Art Elegant is in good form and won over a mile at Carlisle two starts ago before the handicapper caught up with him at Beverley last time. He remains on the same mark as that defeat and it will be a tricky task for him to go in again. Downland won over this trip at Wolverhampton last month and can be competitive off this mark, though his previous attempts on firm ground have met with sound defeats and he may have to wait longer for another win, so we take Sawwaah to score.
Art Elegant 6-1 (9-7) Held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Sake (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Sawwaah (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (9-6) Mid-division on inside, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 4th of 12, 7l behind Awaken (9-0) at Carlisle 1m 1f clm (6) gd.
Inside Story (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Mobane Flyer (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f clm (6) gs in May.
Downland (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Penel (7-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in May.
Frimley's Matterry 22-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 17, 3l behind Bodden Bay (9-3) at Carlisle 6f hcap (6) gd.
The Old Soldier 12-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway when edged right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 17, 1l behind Bodden Bay (9-3) at Carlisle 6f hcap (6) gd.
Eddies Jewel 40-1 (9-2) Chased winner until 5 out, again over 3f out, ridden, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 16l behind Grecian Gold (10-0) at Leicester 1m clm (5) gf.
Fayrz Please (IRE) 17-2 (8-2) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, 4th of 9, 12l behind Haroldini (8-10) at Southwell 6f mdn clm (7) fbs in May.
