led to 2f out, edged left, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, driven on outside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
chased leader, hard driven 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, strong challenge well inside final furlong, ran on, just failed
slowly into stride, behind, some headway final furlong but never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch towards outer, effor under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, pulling hard in mid-division when not much on rail over 3f out, never dangerous after
slowly into stride, raced on outside and always behind
prominent, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven inside final furlong, just held on
held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, but never going pace to reach leaders
prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, unable to quicken
A fascinating handicap that may fall to Bold Minstrel, with Auwhitesweetheart and Abientot put forward as the main dangers. Mick Quinn's colt deserves to win another race having put in some solid efforts in defeat last season, including an excellent second to the smart Bond City. You can ignore his recent run at Chester as he had no chance from his outside draw. That run will however have blown away the cobwebs and he look set to go close this evening. Abientot a recent winner at Wolverhampton is of interest down at the bottom of the handicap are the Barry Hills pair Grigorovitch and Cesar Manrique, but Auwitesweetheart could be the main threat. Rod Millman's filly bolted in over this trip at Bath, before finishing fourth over an extra furlong at Nottingham. Back over the minimum she will be hard to keep out of the frame. So a tricky handicap but Bold Minstrel does hold solid claims on last season's form and is our pick.
Lady Filly 33-1 (8-6) Towards rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 6l behind Westbrook Blue (7-11) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gs.
Spree (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 14l behind dhtrs Resplendent Glory (8-7) & Goodricke (9-0) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp (2) gs.
Pitch Up (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders racing keenly, weakened and eased final furlong, 7th of 11, 8l behind Nota Bene (9-1) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Bold Minstrel (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) With leaders on outside until over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 10l behind Westbrook Blue (7-11) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gs.
Emerald Lodge 5-1 (8-13) Led to over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 11l behind Briannsta (8-10) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp (3) gs.
Auwitesweetheart 4-1jt-fav (9-6) Led far side group, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 14, 3l behind Karminskey Park (8-12) at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Cesar Manrique (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden when bumped over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 10l behind Briannsta (8-10) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp (3) gs.
Angelofthenorth 9-4fav (8-4) Held up, not much room over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 10l behind Coleorton Dancer (9-4) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Highland Cascade 16-1 (8-0) Raced stands' side, led over 4f, one pace, 8th of 29, 6l behind Cape Columbine (8-8) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (B1) sft in Oct.
Withering Lady (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on stand side, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 16, 8l behind General Feeling (9-2) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Grigorovitch (IRE) 6-1fav (8-4) Tracked leader far side, led group over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Westbrook Blue (8-0) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Wise Wager (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Always behind, 10th of 13, 12l behind Highland Warrior (8-10) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Entailment 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, brief effort 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 5l behind Guildenstern (8-11) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Abientot (IRE) 8-11fav (8-11) Made all, hard ridden final furlong, held on, won at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr beating Out of India (8-9) by a nk, 12 ran.
Regal Dream (IRE) 5-1fav (9-2) Held up, good headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Crown of Medina (8-10) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Chinalea (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Prominent, chased winner from 2f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Sweet Namibia (8-9) at Folkestone 5f 3yo mdn (5) sft.
