chased leader, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed, no extra
in touch, ridden over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed and unable to quicken near finish
held up in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, one pace
broke well, steadied after 1f, held up, pushed along halfway, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in rear, never near leaders
Not the most competitive of handicaps and Highland Cascade, Favouring and Whatatodo look the pick of the field, with the vote going to Whatatodo. Michael Bell's filly has been dropped a handy 3lb to a mark of 50 for this contest and she goes well over 7f. She already has some positive experience at the track, likes fast ground and has won off 49, so we'll side with her. Highland Cascade concedes weight all around and has mainly been campaigned over 6f. There is no obvious reason why James Eustace has stepped her up a furlong here, although she is related to winners over further than this, so it will be interesting to see how she goes. Favouring is more used to the slower Southwell surface than this road he will encounter here but went well over a mile at Nottingham on good to firm last time. His only previous try on form was abortive however, so we will look elsewhere and take Whatatodo to score.
Highland Cascade 5-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Aahgowangowan (8-11) at Chester 6f fll hcp (5) gf.
Silent Storm 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Purus (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcap (4) pol in Jun.
Mistral Sky 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Le Chiffre (8-9) at Haydock 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Lii Najma 15-2 (8-10) Prominent, not much room and lost place after 1f, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 5l behind Catbang (9-2) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Favouring (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Soon led, soon clear, ridden well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Missed A Beat (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Whatatodo 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, edged left over 4f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, weakened, 9th of 15, 8l behind Out For A Stroll (9-6) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) frm.
Warden Warren 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders 2f, 10th of 11, 27l behind Shifty (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Deserted Prince (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, weakened 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 13l behind Paraguay (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo clm (5) gf in Jun.
