keen early, made all, ridden over 2f out, drew clear approaching final furlong, eased near finish
behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, driven and outpaced 3f out, weakened 1f out
tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon no impression, lost 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression final furlong
towards rear, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, outpaced 3f out, weakened and eased final furlong
mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon behind
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on towards 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up, always behind
always behind
Liberate looks to have been found as easy opportunity to get back to winning ways and should oblige at the expense of Wensleydale Star, Hi Dancer and Tirol Livit to name but three. Newmarket raider Liberate failed to justify favouritism on his handicap debut here in May but duly made amends at the end of the month when less fancied at Beverley, popping in at odds of 7-1. On the back of that, Sir Mark Prescott's charge was then sent off odds-on to repeat the feat at Southwell just five days ago, but a combination of being hampered early on, and a slight drop back in trip contributed to his defeat. In addition, he may not have acted on the fibresand, so although he has a 6lb penalty for that earlier win, conditions are very much in his favour today, and with little to beat, he will be strongly fancied to make amends. Wensleydale Star is still a maiden but is slowly getting the hang of things, and with his stable in form he should be involved although having more to do in this company. Hi Dancer needed his Thirsk return and will appreciate the faster ground, while Tirol Livit seemed to like the trip when fourth to Bauer at Ayr last time. He is another to consider for a place, but Liberate is surely the one to be on despite topweight.
Liberate 4-7fav (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Arsad (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Hurry Up Helen (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Behind until kept on final 2f, never nearer, 7th of 15, 9l behind Call Me George (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (6) gd in May.
Bramcote Lorne 8-1 (8-6) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 13, 4l behind Liberate (8-4) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Dubai Around (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear, never reached challenging position, 6th of 9, 6l behind Bedouin Blue (8-11) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Andorran (GER) 10-1 (8-6) Held up, beaten over 3f out, not much room over 2f, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 18l behind European Dream (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Hi Dancer 20-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden and kept on final 2f, never nearer, 6th of 16, 14l behind Moody Tunes (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp (6) hvy in May.
Wensleydale Star 9-1 (7-12) Soon led, headed over 5f out, faded final 3f, 4th of 13, 12l behind Tallyhobye (8-3) at Redcar 1m 3f 3yo clm (6) gf in May.
Tirol Livit (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 3l behind Bauer (8-13) at Ayr 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.