held up in rear, headway travelling well over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden and kept on final furlong, caught final strides
held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead final strides
prominent over 4f
took keen hold, held up behind leaders, switched left and effort 2f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, edged right and outpaced by front pair final furlong
soon crossed over to lead, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, hampered on rails over 3f out, hard ridden to press leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon pushed along to chase leaders on outer, ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
slowly away, in rear, never a factor
chased leaders, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out
Dressed To Dance, ELNA BRIGHT and Indian Art form our short-list in a competitive claimer. Elna Bright has no easy task at the weights but did win over course and distance on his penultimate start and can be forgiven his defeat at Redcar as he's never been the most consistent. He was ridden more prominently than usual that day but that's unlikely to be the case with Spencer on board. He is a former stablemate of Indian Art who ran respectably in a modest Pontefract handicap earlier in the week. Richard Hannon's colt only has a maiden success to his name but he has been placed a number of times and should run his race as he drops in grade. Belated Silver made the most of the easier task at Wolverhampton and may benefit from having got his head in front whilst Dressed To Dance looks sure to be in the shake-up if he can avoid the traffic. Tidal Force's chance depends on how he copes with the reapplication of blinkers and Elna Bright would appear to be a better option.
Elna Bright 15-8fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 10l behind Dabbers Ridge (8-13) at Redcar 7f clm stks (5) gf in Jun.
Indian Art (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Big Apple Boy (9-6) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Carson's Spirit (USA) 10-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, tracked leaders 2f, soon steadied into mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, no further progress, 5th of 8, 5l behind Starlight Gazer (8-6) at Warwick 1m hcap (5) sft in Oct.
Belated Silver (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced halfway, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo clm stks (5) pol in Jun beating Dancing Welcome (8-0) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Pitton Justice 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 12, 26l behind Solemn (8-13) at Chepstow 5f clm stks (6) gd in Jun.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 6-4fav (8-10) Restrained start, ridden and steady progress from 2f out, kept on to lead near finish, won at Bath 6f sell stks (6) gf in May beating Caribbean Coral (9-6) by nk, 12 ran.
Tidal Force (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, slightly out-paced over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Fajita (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 3yo clm (5) gs in Jun.
Shybutwilling (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Chased winner until over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind Musical Bridge (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn auc stks (5) gf in Jun.
Mr Flannegan 11-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 13th of 15, 33l behind Montmartre (8-12) at Bath 1m 3yo sll (6) fm in Jun.
Stand In Flames 25-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked leader to over 2f out, weakened quickly soon after, soon tailed off, last of 11, 23l behind Lodi (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Special Cuvee 9-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 14l behind Postman (8-13) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
