mid-division, ridden halfway, no progress, weakened quickly over 1f out
started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, chased leader and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
towards rear, headway from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead the last strides
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, switched right over 3f out to far side rail, no impression over 1f out, never troubled leaders
in touch, outpaced 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to challenge, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish and headed last stride
in touch for over 1f, outpaced 3f out, soon behind
We will take a slight chance on Byo here, with his main dangers reckoned to be Pretty Kool, Mirasol Princess, Kings College Boy, Linda Green and, possibly, Turibius. Byo is well weighted on his best of last summer and is six pounds better off with Pretty Kool for three lengths based on their recent Windsor meeting. They should both be competitive again, and the latter won quite readily, but you never know with these sprinters. Mirasol Princess is now back to a mark that is a pound below that from which she won at Windsor last summer. It could be that a stiffer track like this will suit her better these days and, if near her best, certainly holds claims this evening. Kings College Boy made late headway at Hamilton on June 28th and, with his stable in good heart, could go well. There is no doubt that Turibius, who is the only course and distance winner in the field and who races in first-time blinkers tonight, is well-weighted if turning back the clock, while Simpsons Mount is only marginally above a winning mark, and Linda Green remains in good heart, and her latest effort can be safely ignored. Finally, Corton Denham is miles out of the weights and Logsdail lacks a recent run which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Byo.
Logsdail 33-1 (9-0) In touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Gilded Dancer (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (C) gd in Jul '03.
Simpsons Mount (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) In touch, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Rezzago (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol.
Mirasol Princess 6-1 (9-8) Behind, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Pretty Kool (8-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf.
Kings College Boy 7-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Dizzy In The Head (9-3) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Byo (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outer, every chance 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 3l behind Pretty Kool (8-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf.
Turibius 16-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 15, 6l behind Effective (10-8) at Leicester 5f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Linda Green 9-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Coranglais (8-13) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) gf.
Pretty Kool 8-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf beating Parkside Pursuit (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Stagnite 6-1 (9-8) Towards rear and keen, switched right over 1f out, not clear run, ridden soon after and kept on, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Cayman Breeze (9-6) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) frm.
Corton Denham 33-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 15, 26l behind Kindness (9-11) at Brighton 1m app mdn hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
