in touch on outer, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide, behind, ridden on outer and beaten 3f out
keen hold and steadied rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, ran on final furlong not reach leaders
pulled hard, steadied rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, went 2nd 4f out, chased winner from 2f out, no impression and lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden and losing place when squeezed out over 1f out
in touch, headway on rails 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader to 4f out, led 2f out, driven and in command over 1f out, ran on strongly
raced keenly, held up in rear, not clear run and switched to outside 3f out, effort and driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
Grandad Bill can pay for the journey down from Tim Easterby's Yorkshire base; possibly at the expense of Mujood, Zennerman and Glenmuir. The last named started the campaign well and looks to be going the right way. He will struggle to reverse the form with the top-weighted Zenneraman, though, and that looks set to be a good battle in it's own right between them. Mujood won well at Pontefract on his penultimate start and has to be respected on that form. However, this will be his first encounter with soft ground and, as he steps into the unknown, he may be best watched on this occasion. Therefore, we go with Grandad Bill, who has got his act together well at present and, having improved with each run so far, he is fancied to extend his run of good form in this company.
Zennerman (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Warwick 7f nov aut stk (5) sft beating Luberon (8-13) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Glenmuir (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind Zennerman (8-11) at Warwick 7f nov aut stk (5) sft.
Mujood 3-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders final 2f, one pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Under My Thumb (9-2) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp (5) frm.
Ocean Pride (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Close To You (9-0) at Lingfield 7f nov stk (5) pol.
Indian Wizard (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Keen, always in rear, last of 8, 24l behind Under My Thumb (9-2) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp (5) frm.
Catherines Cafe (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Mid-division, lost place and weakened from 3f out, 9th of 11, 18l behind Confidential Lady (8-9) at Sandown 7f 2yo lst fll (1) gf.
Grandad Bill (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, headway on inside to lead final furlong, ran on, won at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun beating Astorygoeswithit (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Charlie Tokyo (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (9-1) Chased leader, ridden and challenged over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Catherines Cafe (8-2) at Salisbury 6f nov aut stk (5) frm.
Norman Beckett 9-2 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind The Bear (9-7) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp (3) gf.
Always Baileys (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led and soon chased along, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 11l behind Mujood (9-5) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp (4) gf.
Zafantage 7-1 (8-0) Held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, won at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) frm beating Grantley Adams (8-12) by 1l, 7 ran.
Woodlands Flower 10-1 (8-3) In rear, outpaced, some late progress, 4th of 8, 9l behind Under My Thumb (9-2) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp (5) frm.
