held up in mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out
led, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, slightly hampered when headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
prominent, driven 2f out, no reponse and weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out when still plenty to do, good headway on stands side rail when driven over 1f out, bumped rival when pushed along to lead inside final furlong, won going away
towards rear on far side, shaken up halfway, ridden under 2f out, ran on but never going pace to challenge
close up, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, faded inside final furlong
held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
always towards rear, tailed off
took keen hold, chased leaders, driven along 2f out, soon no extra, faded closing stages
LOST MY SOCK can be slow leaving the stalls but he ran on strongly to beat Birkenhead by two lengths at Ripon two runs ago and was then hampered at Musselburgh, though still finished ahead of the trail-blazing Harrogate who should give him a tow into the race again here. Boudica Bay has gone up 5lb for winning at Redcar but has won back-to-back races in the past while Rambuso Creek has had wind surgery since his fifth at Pontefract.
Dandy Spirit (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Ducked leaving stalls and very slowly away, always detached in rear, last of 9, 13 3/4l behind Elegant Erin (9-4) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Birkenhead 4-9fav (9-9) Nudged start, handy on inner, took it up approaching final furlong, hung right under pressure soon after, headed final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Lost My Sock (9-11) at Ripon 5f hcp (6) gd in May.
Lost My Sock (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt start, in rear, switched out wide and pushed along 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong without threatening, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Only Spoofing (9-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Harrogate (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Prominent on outer, took it up briefly 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, plugged on thereafter, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Only Spoofing (9-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Rambuso Creek (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-3) Chased leaders, switched right final bend, closed over 1f out, hung left and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Gannon Glory (9-3) at Pontefract 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr.
Sugar Baby 3-1 (8-9) In rear, pushed along halfway, switched left 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Lazyitis (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Murbih (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders in centre, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 16th of 21, 14 1/4l behind Showtime Mahomes (9-9) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Boudica Bay (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Went to race far side, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead entering final 100 yards, won at Redcar 5f hcp fll (5) gd in May beating Lucky Shake (9-1) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Cool Spirit 25-1 (9-3) Half reared start, soon in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind The Armed Man (9-8) at Catterick 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Spanish Angel (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Birkenhead (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gd in May.
