hampered start, in rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd just inside final furlong
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, unchallenged
always in rear
chased winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
chased winner until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
stumbled start and went right start, keen held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
chased winner throughout, ridden 2f out, kept to be clear 2nd, no chance with winner
slowly away, behind, never nearer
Solar Spirit and Mr Wolf are both running well and are both well enough handicapped while trainer John Quinn is enjoying a decent spell so it would be no surprise to see the pair in the firing line. Ryedane has a good record at the track and should go well as long as there's no significant rainfall whilst Avontuur was running well before his break. It appears as though the handicapper has more or less caught up with the front-running Jigajig but that may not be the case with Feeling Fresh who can probably be forgiven his run at Wolverhampton. She has been struggling for any semblance of form but now that her yard is back amongst the winners, perhaps this will be the day that REAL DIAMOND will shine again as she usually saves her best for this track, is well handicapped, well drawn, has a good jockey in the plate and may get the juice in the ground that she craves.
Feeling Fresh (IRE) 5-1 (9-13) Steadied switched left start and held up in rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 10l behind Whispering Spirit (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Solar Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Always prominent, ridden to chase winner 1f out, ran on under pressure, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Favourite Girl (8-8) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Mr Wolf 3-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Bosun Breese (9-10) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Ryedane (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Dwelt, raced stand side, outpaced, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 11, 8l behind Verinco (8-11) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Avontuur (FR) 7-2fav (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on under pressure, lost place inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Wyatt Earp (9-2) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Timeless Elegance (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 7th of 11, 5l behind King Of Swords (8-5) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Just Sam (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Chased leader, hard driven and effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 12, 5l behind Bahamian Lad (8-10) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Craicattack (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Went left start, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Silaah (9-10) at Carlisle 6f clm stks (6) gf.
Jigajig 7-1 (8-9) Chased winner on rail, riddden and no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Walvis Bay (9-2) at Ripon 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Ursus 33-1 (8-1) Raced far side, in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 6l behind Comptonspirit (8-13) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Real Diamond 50-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 16l behind Ace Of Spies (9-10) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Royal Patriot (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 9, 16l behind Commando Scott (8-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
