held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression
always prominent, led 3f out, edged right from over 2f out, stayed on
led after 2f, hung right and headed on bend 4f out, outpaced 3f out
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, led 2f, remained prominent, led again 4f out, headed 3f out, soon edged right, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
We end on another watch the market race and in anticipation of it, SHEER GENIUS makes most appeal with Gortenbuie and Laureldean River worthy of closer examination. The selection was a relatively cheap purchase at the sales but he is related to plenty of winners and showed well on debut at Cork under forcing tactics. Gortenbuie represents a yard not necessarily noted for their bumper runners though in fairness, they have already hit the mark earlier in the month. If the money is seen in the ring, it should not be ignored. Laureldean River represents relatively unfashionable connections so could be a fair price. He was a winner of a Stradbally point and is making a rules debut today. Future Vision was easy to back at this course on debut and does not look to be one of the stable stars at Jonjo O'Neill's. Dune Shine is a half brother to the useful handicap chaser, Capiroska. He may just need further than this before we see him at his best. With little form to go on, we stick with the proven racecourse evidence shown by Sheer Genius.
Future Vision 7-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 15, 14l behind Any The Wiser (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m cond & am NH flat (6) gd in Oct.
Gortenbuie (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Carnival Buck.
Laureldean River (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Made all, jnd 2out, qknd away again, won at Stradbally 3m ire ptp gs in Apr beating Smooth Joe (12-0) by 8l, 14 ran.
Northwold 33-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, lost place 6f out, 9th of 11, 29l behind Mac Aeda (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May.
Phare Isle (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden, weakened 3f out, 8th of 14, 17l behind Frascati Park (11-7) at Stratford 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Sheer Genius (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Led and disputed, led 5f out, headed 3f out, led again entering straight, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 9, 20l behind Falcon Island (11-4) at Listowel 2m 4yo nhf hvy in May.
Moonlight Rose 66-1 (10-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 48l behind Kentucky Sky (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m N H flat (5) gd in Dec.
Dune Shine Karinga Bay gelding out of Caipirinha.
