dwelt, soon recovered, and pushed along to lead after 1f, driven along and kept on from 2f out, headed 1f out, soon no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
led 1f, chased leader to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
reluctant to enter stalls, steadied start, held up towards rear, soon headway on rail from 2f out, switched left to track leader over 1f out, led 1f out, quickened and driven clear
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, no chance final 2f
chased leaders in 4th, went 2nd over 2f out and challenging until over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 1f
behind, pushed along 4f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, never a factor
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, never a factor
took keen hold in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, driven on wide outside over 2f out, soon weakened
pushed along 4f out, always in rear
Nonrunner
DEAR MAURICE is a proven horse at the track and if the first-time visor has the desired effect then he must go close; It's Josr and Foxtrot Charlie join Gold Express on the shortlist of dangers. The selection has top-weight to carry here but from a handicapping point of view he doesn't look badly-treated, racing off 75 which is 3lb lower than his win here back in 2008. It seems like this is his time of year, he should appreciate the drop in class, and with Jimmy Fortune a positive jockey booking, he should run a big race. It's Josr returns from a 293 day break and needs watching in the betting as he doesn't look badly treated, a comment that also applies to Wunder Strike despite being 6lb higher than his win at Leicester. Binnion Bay is consistent enough at a lowly level but is hard to win with, Tara's Garden tries the blinkers today, whilst Gold Express might find this tougher than his solid Kempton win last time and his strike-rate on the turf is poor. Hawaana is held by him on that run but is starting to look dangerously well-handicapped, whilst Striding Edge and Wilbury Star represent some trainers in good form at the moment. An open race then, but we will plump for Dear Maurice.
Dear Maurice 7-1 (9-12) Held up, in touch, effort to go 3rd 2f out, soon driven, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Liberally (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Hawaana (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 5l behind Gold Express (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Cool Ebony 15-2 (9-6) Prominent, lost place 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong without troubling leaders, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Miss Pelling (8-13) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Gold Express 10-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division half way, effort on outside travelling well from 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened and soon pushed clear, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Nice To Know (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Wilbury Star (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 6th of 14, 6l behind Gold Express (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Striding Edge (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, awkward on bend 6f out, headway on far rail over 2f out, driven, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance to reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Fortunate Bid (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Dustry (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6l behind Gold Express (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Foxtrot Charlie 16-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Sequillo (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
It's Josr 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, hung left 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Josr's Magic (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Sep.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, ns behind Free Tussy (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Tara's Garden 25-1 (8-7) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 18l behind Sir Boss (9-10) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Wunder Strike (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 20l behind Edgeworth (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Ymir 10-1 (8-3) Led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Iasia (9-7) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
