held up, well in rear and off the pace, steady headway on outside over 3f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon strongly pressed and headed near finish
refused to race and took no part
set good pace, ridden 2f out, soon headed, weakened quickly over 1f out
always well in rear
chased leader, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up well in rear and off the pace, stayed on for more than 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division, pushed along 5f out, hard driven 2f out, soon hung left and weakened
in touch, ridden 3f out, led just inside final 2f, strongly pressed and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead near finish
mid-division, pushed along on outside over 4f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out to take 3rd 1f out, no chance with front pair
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
in touch, pushed along and no impression halfway, weakened over 3f out, eased when beaten final furlong
This is a wide open contest in which Oddsmaker, Rahy's Crown and Transvestite all have claims but we will seek out some value and side with Love Always. The selection does go well on this track and she has been running consistently well of late without getting her head in front. She is dropped in trip which will not be a problem and she looks set to run a big race. Oddsmaker is in good heart at present and she did win well at Haydock last time when beating Mandatum. However, she had the run of the race that day and at the forecast odds we will take her on. Rahy's Crown lost no caste in defeat behind Ollie George and there may be more to come from this lightly-raced colt. Transvestite is better over a shorter trip but still holds solid place claims. Love Always gets our vote though in this tough handicap for punters.
Transvestite (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, rider lost whip over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Zaafran (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Kalambari (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 8l behind Vengeance (9-3) at Epsom 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Apr.
Oddsmaker (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Made all, soon clear, ridden over 1f out, just held on, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Mandatum (10-0) by a nk, 7 ran.
Jack Dawson (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Tracked leader to 7f out, stayed prominent, pushed along and outpaced final 2f, 4th of 9, 9l behind Odiham (8-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp (3) pol in May '05.
Boot 'n Toot 12-1 (8-12) Restrained in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no further impression inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Alessano (9-5) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Love Always 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 10, 4l behind Alessano (9-5) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
The Violin Player (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, never troubled leaders, 9th of 12, 17l behind Our Teddy (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Ariodante 12-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Sendinpost (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Blackmail (USA) 5-1 (8-12) Prominent on outer, came alone centre over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never near, 4th of 6, 6l behind Croon (10-0) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Meelup (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sendinpost (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Rahy's Crown (USA) 11-2 (8-10) Held up, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, chased winner in vain final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Ollie George (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) frm.
Croon 9-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, no extra over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Young Mick (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Bucks 6-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leading pair on wide outside from 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Undeterred (11-0) at Windsor 1m 4f amt hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Terminate (GER) 6-1 (9-8) Chased clear leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 26l behind Wing Commander (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
