held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went 3rd final stride, no chance with 1st 2
raced wide chasing leaders, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, reminders soon after halfway, some headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened soon after, never a factor
behind, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to threaten
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on inside and hung left well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon edged right, weakened inside final furlong
keen, chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, always towards rear
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong for clear 2nd, no chance with winner
NonRunner
FINAL FRONTIER ran well for long way over a mile at Pontefract last time. He’s plummeted 19lb down the weights since joining Ruth Carr in the autumn of last year and finally looks set to end a long losing run. Al Suil Eile is less exposed and handles soft ground. He’s preferred to another lightly-raced type in Take Fright, who makes her handicap debut while Equidae and Thunder Buddy have both won on the Fibresand at Southwell this year and could go well in the testing ground. I Know How won a maiden race here last season but has yet to threaten in handicaps.
Equidae 11-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Air Raid (9-10) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
I Know How (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Gowanbuster (9-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Al Suil Eile (FR) 9-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, switched right and effort over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Global Gift (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (5) sft in May.
Thunder Buddy 8-1 (9-5) Behind and soon outpaced, ridden and headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 4th final furlong, never threatened leaders, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Ticks The Boxes (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Take Fright 20-1 (8-11) Raced near side of group, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression when hung left from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Make A Wish (8-11) at Redcar 7f fll stks (5) gf in May.
The Mekon 125-1 (10-0) Held up, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Emirates Knight (9-1) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gs in May.
Glaceon (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up early, in touch 7f out, pushed along and lost place 4f out, 7th of 8, 17l behind Jackhammer (8-13) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) hvy in May.
Bee Machine (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Close up, ridden and headway to chase leader over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Khaan (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Mountain Of Stars 40-1 (8-7) Behind, driven halfway, never dangerous, last of 10, 15 3/4l behind Billyoakes (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Ghathanfar (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression when not much room towards stands side rail over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 18 1/4l behind I Could Do Better (9-9) at Carlisle 7f stks (5) gf in May.
Final Frontier (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Pushed along to lead 6f out, clear over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Miss Sheridan (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
