held up in touch on inner, headway before 5 out, hampered next, led 2 out, clear last
tracked leader until before 5 out, in 4th when unseated 4 out
in rear, headway before 3 out, in 3rd when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway to go 2nd before 5 out, left in lead next, headed 2 out, kept on and well held
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 5 out, pulled up after 3 out
in rear, pushed along before 5 out, some headway before 3 out, no impression
led, unseated 4 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 4th, plugged on to go 4th before last, no impression
always towards rear, pulled up after 3 out
Catherine Walton rode the winner of this last year and her mount, Doctor Beaujolais, isn't out of this as he didn't run badly at Musselburgh last time. Donald McCain is striking while the iron is red-hot with NEFYN BAY (NAP), who landed a conditionals' handicap at Wetherby last week and receives no penalty. He'll get a good ride from Bridget Andrews, who leads the Lady Riders' Championship, and can complete a hat-trick. Ruaraidh Hugh's apparent improvement last time came in a seller but Danceintothelight, from last year's winning stable, goes well on the track and looks a threat. Deny scored over the minimum trip here last month but then ran poorly when strongly fancied at Newcastle where the ground was very testing.
Nefyn Bay 4-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway before 4th to chase leaders, went 4 out, led 3 out, soon pressed, held on towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd beating Honourable Gent (11-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Vasco Pierji (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, reminders after 7th, tailed off before 2 out, 8th of 10, well behind Pumped Up Kicks (11-8) at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Danceintothelight 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th until after 3 out, stayed on same pace from before next, 5th of 12, 7l behind Dewala (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Deny 10-3fav (10-13) Held up mid-division, blundered 4th, hit 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, last of 8, well behind Politbureau (11-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy.
Izbushka (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, challenged before 3 out, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in, 4th of 7, 10l behind Full Jack (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Jan.
Ruaraidh Hugh (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Pulled hard towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, ran on after last, never a threat, 4th of 10, 6l behind King's Road (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sel hcp hdl (0-100) (5) gs in Dec.
Volcanic Jack (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Always in rear, struggling and no chance before 5th, hit 3 out, last of 7, 19l behind Grand March (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
Whatsupjack (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Led until after 1st, led again just after 4 out, headed next, soon lost place, 7th of 10, 43l behind Running Wolf (10-9) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Samizdat (FR) 40-1 (9-9) Chased leading pair, went 2nd after 3rd until approaching 3 out, weakened soon after, 8th of 12, 31l behind King's Road (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jul.
Dr Beaujolais (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Prominent, ridden after last, kept on, 4th of 9, 5l behind Urban Kode (10-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Air Chief 7-1 (11-5) In rear, jumped slowly 3rd, behind next, plugged on after 3 out, went 4th before next, no chance, 4th of 9, 27l behind Bathcounty (10-11) at Southwell 2m (5) gs.
