made all, went right 5th, in command when went right last, comfortably
tracked leaders, took keen hold, dived at 1st, soon lost place, not fluent 3rd or next, well beaten 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch until weakened after 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten 3 out
in touch, challenged 4th, carried right next, lost 2nd when mistake 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
took keen hold in touch on outside, chased winner 6th until 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division when backed off 1st, soon behind and not fluent, tailing off when mistake 5th, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, headway 5th, chased winner 3 out until 2 out, no extra last
with winner, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, went right 5th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division on outside, headway approaching 6th, chased winner 2 out, no impression, stayed on
BEYOND looks capable of defying a penalty in this company and can confine Glen Lass to a minor role at best again with the biggest threat possibly likely to come from Destiny's Dancer. There are obviously a number of newcomers for whom market support would be of obvious interest but Beyond sets a decent standard for them to aim at following his wide margin win at Bangor where Glen Lass and Gulf Punch followed him home. The runner-up is entitled to finish closer with Beyond now saddled with a penalty but he won with any amount in hand and should be hard to beat. Destiny's Dancer is one of two runners representing Ben Haslam and she has the benefit of a run under her belt at Market Rasen where she may well have made the frame but for a blunder at the last. She's entitled to improve for that initial experience and does receive plenty of weight but there's no need to look beyond Beyond.
Beyond (IRE) 8-13fav (10-12) Narrow lead when mistake 1st, headed approaching 3rd, tracked leader, left in lead next, clear after 2 out, readily, won at Bangor 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jun beating Glen Lass (10-5) by 11l, 9 ran.
Argyll 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 12, 8l behind Vito Volterra (9-2) at Lingfield 6f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Dec (flat).
Ariel Bender 80-1 (7-12) Slowly away, outpaced, always behind, last of 12, 40l behind Singeur (9-1) at York 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Jul '09 (flat).
Joe Rua (USA) 66-1 (7-9) Led, hung left on bend 5f out, soon headed, chased leader until ridden hung left and weakened over 2f out, eased, tailed off, last of 6, 44l behind Montparnasse (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun (flat).
Storm Command (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led for 3f, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Bona Fortuna (9-10) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo app hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun (flat).
Gulf Punch 3-1fav (10-0) Held up in 5th, not always fluent, closed after 4th, led 6th, clear well before 2 out, ran on well, won at Stratford 2m 3yo clm hdl (4) gf in Jun beating Anchorage Boy (10-4) by 17l, 10 ran.
A P Ling 100-1 (10-5) Mistake 1st, always in rear, 11th of 14, 22l behind Torran Sound (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Destiny's Dancer 11-2 (10-5) In touch, challenging when wandered 2 out, jumped flattened hurdle and lost footing last, not able to recover, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Torran Sound (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Glen Lass 5-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, badly hampered and blundered 1st, hampered after 4th, left 3rd approaching 3 out, chased winner next, held in 2nd when hampered by loose horse approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Beyond (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f juv hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Two Kisses (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Hampered start, chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 11, 13l behind Denton Ryal (8-6) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun (flat).
Dance For Julie (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Started slowly, behind, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Crunched (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gd in Jun (flat).
