behind, headway well over 5f out, under pressure and weakened over 3f out
in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, shaken up to challenge approaching final furlong, soon one pace
always behind
tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge 2f out, one pace
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon under pressure and beaten
reared start, soon led, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, led 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure
mid-division, lost place over 4f out
steadied start, pulled hard early and always towards rear
A competitive handicap here, where only a select few show any signs of recent good form and we give the nod to THEY ALL LAUGHED who should snatch victory with close contention from Elk Trail and Rawdon. The selection is in good form of late. Five of his seven career wins have come on the all weather, the latest early last month when he was a winner over course and distance. His last outing was a little disappointing, but he returns to his favoured track here and this is his preferred distance. Elk Trail has been running well on turf this year wining two of his last five outings. The gelding is progressing and a cross over to the Fibresand here should be of benefit. He runs best when up with the pace and a return to those tactics here today should see him at least make the money. Rawdon is another who has performed well over the all weather recently, coming in runner up behind the selection when last here. A repeat of that performance should see him thereabouts at the finish. Good form is lacking among the rest. Stringsofmyheart returns after a seven month absence and Onemoreandstay has been poor since winning here five outings ago. Both will need to put in career best efforts if they are to get the better of They All Laughed.
They All Laughed 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, kept on to take moderate 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Overrule (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rawdon (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15l behind Eton Fable (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Stringsofmyheart 13-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon beaten, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 11, well behind Blue Jet (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f sll stks (4) in Sep.
Crimson Mitre 33-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out, eased final 2f, 12th of 15, well behind Tasheba (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Intersky Charm (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 15l behind All In The Red (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Elk Trail (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) In rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 3, 16l behind United Nations (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcap (5) fbs in Jan.
Sommersturm (GER) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in 5th, headway on outside over 3f out, one pace when not much room 2f out, beaten soon after, 5th of 8, 9l behind Filun (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Onemoreandstay 10-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 5l behind Agapanthus (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Slip Silver 100-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, keen, weakened over 5f out, tailed off, 14th of 15, well behind Northern Dune (9-1) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Clearing House 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, slightly hampered inside final 2f, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 7l behind Maghya (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr '08.
