pushed along towards rear, ridden over 5f out, no impression from well over 1f out
chased leader, lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, led after 2f, ridden over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out
held up mid-division, headway 7f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression
towards rear, headway 8f out, weakened over 3f out
led for 2f, regained lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace
towards rear, struggling from 3f out
pushed along in rear, headway over 4f out, kept on from over 2f out, never on terms
Nonrunner
Bollin Felix won with plenty in hand a week ago and Tim Easterby's charge gets the vote to win again. Act Sirius and Ballet Boy make it to the shortlist. Like many of his relations, the selection was very much at home on soft ground at Pontefract last Monday and with similar conditions today, he can win again. He was dossing in front when winning that day and a 6lb penalty may not be enough to curtail his upwards progression. Music Review has shown a glimmer of ability in three starts to date and a mark of 65 may turn out to be lenient, however of more interest is Act Sirius. Howard Johnson's son of Grand Lodge showed very little on his recent reappearance at York but acted very well on soft ground when winning at Musselburgh on his second start. It may be folly to rule him out just yet, along with Honourable Love who continues to run adequately in defeat. Ballet Boy returns to the turf after a fair third on the all-weather. He handled cut when winning at Windsor on his penultimate start and looks to have further improvement within him. Sowdrey drops back in trip but s yet to encounter ground like this and so we will return to the progressive Bollin Felix to win again.
Act Sirius (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 16, 18l behind Filios (9-3) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Honorable Love 14-1 (8-9) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 3f out, headway over 2f out to chase winner final 2f, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Copernican (8-9) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Ballet Boy (IRE) 6-4fav (9-11) Slowly into stride, led after 1f, headed 9f out, led again 6f out, ridden clear over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Strobe (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Bollin Felix 7-2fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway to lead 3f out, ridden clear 2f out, driven out, won at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft beating Sadler's Kingdom (9-2) by 2l, 15 ran.
Music Review 14-1 (8-6) In touch, hung left over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 13l behind Step To The Stars (8-4) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
Leprechaun's Gold (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 12l behind Mayadeen (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Pagan Starprincess 8-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Raquel White (8-8) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Foxxy 33-1 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, no impression, 5th of 15, 15l behind Bollin Felix (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) sft.
Firestorm (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 27l behind Step To The Stars (8-4) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
Sowdrey 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on steadily final 2f, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Squadron (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
