chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
went left start, slowly into stride and behind, ridden and headway 1f out, soon switched left, kept on but never dangerous
made all, under stands side, ridden 1f out, stayed on
raced wide, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
in rear but not far away, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
close up, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
went left start, slowly into stride, always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched left 1f out, driven and went 2nd inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear but not far away, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong
Taurus Twins and The History Man have place claims but NAMIR appeals as a likelier winner with Mazzola and Top Bid others to note. Taurus Twins comes here in good form and should give another good account but his course win came over six furlongs and it may be that he needs a stiffer test than this in order to take the top spot. The trip is also a concern for The History Man who battled on gamely to regain the lead close home over six at Bath although he is still well treated under his penalty on his old form. Top Bid is on a fair enough mark and goes well for Kelly Harrison so could be a danger to all whilst Mazzola is well treated and in-form so can be expected to be on the premises. Sands Crooner is another that has slipped back to a mark that he's more than capable of winning from to give this race a competitive feel but James Evans has Namir in good form and he has plenty in his favour. He's won over course and distance, is well weighted, in form and well drawn if allowed to race prominently which all points to Namir going close.
Jimmy Ryan (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Led on rail, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed final 100 yards, no extra when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Kingswinford (8-11) at Windsor 6f clm stks (6) gd.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Behind, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 9l behind Hotham (8-12) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Taurus Twins 9-1 (8-3) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Go Go Green (8-9) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Stash 25-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Magical Speedfit (8-4) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Namir (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, switched right to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Even Bolder (9-0) at Goodwood 5f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Speedy Senorita (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 7l behind Select Committee (8-11) at Redcar 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Steel City Boy (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Awkwardly away, in touch, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, 9th of 12, 10l behind Colorus (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Frisbee 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division far side group, weakened over 1f out, last of 16, 49l behind Misplaced Fortune (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Mazzola 6-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-10) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Top Bid 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Half A Crown (8-11) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
The History Man (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) With leader, pushed along to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 6f hcp 0-58 (6) gd beating The Name Is Frank (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
