held up off the pace in last trio, headway near side of group over 1f out , strong run inside final furlong, going on close home, not reach leaders
chased leader near side of group until 3f out, chased leaders, hung left disputing 2nd briefly 1f out, soon hung left and ridden, weakened
rearing in stalls, led and took field towards far side in straight, pushed along and headed halfway, weakened quickly, behind and eased over 1f out
chased leaders, hung left 2f out, ran on under pressure between horses inside final furlong, just missed 2nd
awkwardly away, soon recovered chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd 3f out, led halfway and went to far rail, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well
held up off the pace in last pair, never on terms
slowly into stride, raced keenly in rear, good headway and went far side of group halfway, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
The handicapper has given a chance to SPOOF (NAP) as Charlie Hills’ course and distance winner is now 3lb lower than when scoring at Chester around this time last year. Isle Of Lismore looks the pick of Bob Cowell’s trio at the weights and is also preferred to Colombe, who looked to be in the handicapper’s grip last time at Carlisle. A bigger danger, however, may be Lynns Boy as Denis Quinn’s runner has come on in leaps and bounds this year and is fitted with a tongue-tie today.
Live In The Moment (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 20, 5 1/2l behind Tees Spirit (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Faustus 11-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 10 1/2l behind Twilight Calls (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Autumn Flight (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Dwelt, soon chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced and beaten, last of 7, 5 3/4l behind Night On Earth (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Spoof 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway, 7th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Rayong (8-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Isle Of Lismore (IRE) 11-4 (9-10) Dwelt in touch, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Militia (9-10) at Catterick 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Lynns Boy 15-2 (8-8) Quickly away, led, headed 3f out, tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance from over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Dusky Lord (9-1) at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Colombe (IRE) 3-1 (10-5) Dwelt, tracked leaders over 3f out, wide and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Elzaal (8-7) at Carlisle 5f hcp (6) gf in May.
