held up behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear and pulled hard, never dangerous
held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
towards rear, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
tracked leaders on inside, not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left to rail over 1f out, soon not much room, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
A chance is taken on top-weight DIALOGUE after a recent pipe-opener at Carlisle. Geoff Harker's gelding should come on for a seven furlong spin on soft ground and now back on good ground over a mile he should fare better, especially as his handicap mark is now 20lbs lower than his last win in December 2008. Postman failed to deliver in cheek-pieces last time which remain on, and he is opposed alongside claiming/selling specialist Rowan Lodge and the less exposed Times Ahead. Glenmuir caught the eye behind the well-handicapped Nolecce at Newcastle when not getting a clear run and he remains of interest, a comment that also applies to the 'thrown in' front-runner Bold Marc and the Newcastle second Scarab. Of the rest course specialist Desert Hunter looks the most
Dialogue 20-1 (9-7) Dwelt, always in rear, 12th of 14, 19l behind Cara's Request (9-8) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Postman 7-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, no impression after, 5th of 11, 7l behind Clumber Place (10-11) at Chester 7f am hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 10th of 16, 14l behind Miami Gator (11-2) at Doncaster 1m stks 0-70 (5) gd.
Rowan Lodge (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 15l behind Tropical Duke (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Times Ahead (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Tailed off over 5f out, last of 13, 39l behind For Life (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Glenmuir (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Prime Circle 5-1 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon not much room, weakened, 8th of 13, 7l behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Seldom (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Legal Legacy (9-2) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Bold Marc (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 14, 15l behind Cara's Request (9-8) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Scarab (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Desert Hunter (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 9l behind Piquante (9-10) at Redcar 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mason Hindmarsh 8-1 (8-0) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 9, 8l behind The Caped Crusader (8-3) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
