towards rear,ridden before halfway, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, chased leaders halfway, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
made all, stayed on well to draw clear inside final furlong
close up on stands side rail, weakened and hung badly left from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, staqyed on inside final furlong
raced stands side, prominent, until switched left after 1f, soon behind
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon chasing winner until ridden 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Withdrawn
The Michael Dods-trained Divine Spirit handled the cut in ground better than expected here last month but the going is more testing today and a better bet looks to be SEA CREST, who gets the vote over Captain Royale. The son of Captain Rio lost no caste in defeat here over six furlongs behind Lake Chini recently and Tracy Waggott's gelding has to be respected on ground that suits but he is probably better over further. Tim Easterby's Bravely is hard to back on recent form, while Ann Duffield's Sharp Shoes has yet to win after 13 starts and looks booked for a place at best. Sleepy Blue Ocean has yet to prove his effectiveness on ground this soft and a safer option looks to be Sea Crest. Mel Brittain's filly has run well on soft ground before, including in a Ripon maiden last time, and she can give Paul Hanagan another winner and she can open her account.
Joyeaux 11-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, some headway over 1f out, soon faded, 12th of 16, 8l behind Ryedane (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Sleepy Blue Ocean 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Gracie's Games (8-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gs.
Divine Spirit 16-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 3rd of 15, 6l behind Cross of Lorraine (8-13) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jul.
Embra (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, never on terms, 7th of 10, 11l behind Mayoman (9-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Captain Royale (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led, quickened over 2f out, soon hard ridden, headed well inside final furlong, weakened close home, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Lake Chini (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Sea Crest 11-4fav (9-1) Outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Pelmanism (9-3) at Ripon 5f mdn stks (5) gs.
Sharp Shoes 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders far side, led that side over 2f out, ridden and overall leader over 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Apache Ridge (9-12) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd.
Best Known Secret (IRE) 28-1 (8-2) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to go 3rd near finish, just failed for 2nd, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Caranbola (9-9) at Beverley 5f fll hcp (5) gf.
Tenancy (IRE) 5-1 (8-1) Led, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 17l behind Ace Of Spies (9-10) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Monsieur Harvey 7-2fav (8-4) Bumped start, chased leading pair near rail, chased clear leader and hung right from 2f out, closed well inside final furlong and every chance until no extra in 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Eye For The Girls (8-11) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Prigsnov Dancer (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 8l behind Island Chief (10-4) at Thirsk 1m sell hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Royal Cheer 66-1 (8-3) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 10l behind Dickie Le Davoir (9-9) at Hamilton 6f app hcp (6) gd.
Princess Charlmane (IRE) 150-1 (8-2) Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 11l behind Lesley's Choice (9-4) at Hamilton 5f clm stks (6) gd.
Bravely (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, staying on same pace when not much room just over 1f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 16, 8l behind Who's Shirl (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
