led, quickened 5f out, headed 2f out, lost place final furlong
tracked leaders, effort 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, eased near finish
held up, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out until headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last, ridden 4f out, stayed on strongly final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, driven 5f out, lost place 2f out
Bollin Felix can land this after a decent effort at York last week on what was only his second attempt at two miles behind Four Miracles. The runner-up from that event Directa's Digger has posted two victories since and although 8lb higher than his last winning mark, a strongly run two miles is what he requires and is likely to get. Dr Sharp has slipped to what appears an attractive rating although is the ground were to dry out excessively it would hinder his chances. This is a big drop in class to the races he contested earlier this season while Danzatrice looks plenty high enough in the weights and is a victim of her own consistency. Grant Tuer performed a wonderful training performance to produce Ritsi fit and ready to do the job after almost two years off the course last time. Bollin Felix is given the vote to land it.
Dr Sharp (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6l behind Gee Dee Nen (9-1) at Haydock 2m hcap (2) gd in May.
Winged d'Argent (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) In touch, pushed along 9f out, ridden and lost place over 4f out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, 12l behind Bukit Tinggi (9-10) at York 2m hcap (4) gd in May.
Bollin Felix 3-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Four Miracles (8-11) at York 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Burnt Oak (UAE) 18-1 (9-2) Towards rear, weakened 3f out, 11th of 13, 27l behind Cotton Eyed Joe (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Nero West (FR) 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and effort over 3f out 2 over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Tifernati (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (2) gf.
Danzatrice 10-1 (9-4) Held up, headway 2f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Kasban (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Ritsi 15-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, effort when not clear run over 2f out, forced through to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead final furlong, stayed on, won at Ripon 2m hcap (5) sft beating Danzatrice (9-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Great As Gold (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 41l behind Aphorism (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Hugs Destiny (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Led to halfway, every chance over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Directa's Digger (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hill Billy Rock (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 13l behind Bukit Tinggi (9-5) at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (4) gf in May.
