close up, ridden 7th, weakening when blundered 3 out
always prominent, led approaching 2 out, ridden and run on flat
not fluent, held up in rear, ridden and weakened 3 out
in touch, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on flat
in rear, ridden 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat
led, headed after 3rd, joined leader 6th, led again 8th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
keen, held up, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up before next
in touch, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out
not jump well, blundered 1st, always behind, pulled up before 8th
tracked leader, led after 3rd, mistake and headed 8th, soon weakened
in rear, ridden 8th, headway next, mistake last, kept on one pace
Bajan Sunshine is taken to extend his winning run at the principal expense of Edgehill and Devil's Disguise. Bajan Sunshine has justified favouritism at Worcester and Newton Abbott in impressive fashion. He has been backed to do so and with the O'Neill yard flying and the feeling that there is a lot of improvement still to come Bajan Sunshine looks too strong for his rivals. A winner on the Flat last year, Edgehill was not winning out of turn when scoring at Hexham last time after several placed efforts. He will struggle to concede weight here though. After being placed at Bangor and Wetherby, Devil's Disguise is a live contender here and can go well but Bajan Sunshine, a rising star, can prove too bright for his rivals.
Edgehill (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, led after 2 out, ridden and stayed on flat, won at Hexham 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd beating Loaded Dice (10-12) by 2l, 10 ran.
Bajan Sunshine (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Always prominent, led 3f out, ran green and jinked right over 1f out, soon back in command and stayed on well, won at Worcester 2m nhf (6) gs in Sept beating Cliffords Girl (10-7) by 5l, 6 ran.
Baylock Boy (IRE) (11-7) 6th of 9, 19l behind The Champ (11-7) at Lemonfield 3m ire ptp gs in Mar '05.
Devil's Disguise 12-1 (10-12) Held up, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 10, 17l behind Lord Rosskit (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft.
Hermano Cordobes (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Led to 3rd, hit next, weakened approaching 7th, 5th of 6, 50l behind Mr Shambles (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Kaddasan 12-1 (11-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon beaten, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Grecian Groom (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (6) gf.
Robeson 66-1 (10-4) Towards rear, some headway 3 out, ridden and one pace, 5th of 16, 11l behind Montecorvino (11-5) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Tammany (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Mid division, weakened from 5 out, 10th of 16, 43l behind Jawad (11-6) at Tramore 2m hcp hdl 0-95 gd in Aug.
