behind, never near leaders
behind, headway from 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
made all, ran on strong final 2f, driven out
tracked winner to 2f out, weakened quickly
behind, headway 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, one pace
in touch, chased winner over 1f out, unable to challenge, stayed on
mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened 1f out
in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, not trouble leaders
mid-division on outer, lost pace 4f out, soon behind
in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened rapidly 2f out, eased final furlong
prominent, effort wide in centre of track 2f out, stayed on under pressure, not pace to challenge
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, unable to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace
prominent, chased leaders over 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened rapidly soon afterwards
Missed A Beat can defy top-weight here and can get the better of Abide and Sand Fairy. The selection finished ahead of abide when they met at Salisbury last time in what looked to be a stronger race than this. Missed a Beat finished runner up to Tesary with Abide back in fifth. Richard Hannon's runner is a couple of pounds better off today, but it shouldn't be enough to reverse the form. Sand Fairy rarely gets beaten far and put in another sterling effort when finishing third behind Society Music at Haydock last time. Once again she shouldn't be far away. Down at the foot of the handicap Follow My Lead showed improved form last time and is another to consider for each-way purposes, but Missed A Beat appears to have the strongest form on show and gets our vote.
Missed A Beat 12-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Tesary (9-5) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (3) frm.
Amica 50-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Tesary (9-5) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (3) frm.
Seasons Estates 4-1fav (9-3) Led, hard pressed from 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Doitforreel (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 3yo fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Sand Fairy (IRE) 4-1fav (9-3) In touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Society Music (9-5) at Haydock 1m 3yo fll hcp (5) gf.
Abide (FR) 7-2 (8-6) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Tesary (9-5) at Salisbury 7f fll hcp (3) frm.
Knock Bridge (IRE) 10-3fav (9-1) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten and eased final furlong, 12th of 13, 15l behind Brace of Doves (8-8) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Magic Flo 5-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8l behind Ali D (8-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Tanzanite (IRE) 5-2 (8-6) Held up, smooth headway from 4f out to challenge over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th of 7, 8l behind Futoo (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f stk 0-65 (5) gs in Jun.
Make It Snappy 20-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 5l behind Sea Hunter (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Encanto (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) refused in race won by Cusoon (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf, 14 ran.
Bracklinn 13-2 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 8l behind Society Music (9-5) at Haydock 1m 3yo fll hcp (5) gf.
Toque 8-1 (8-8) Chased leader stands' side, effort well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Polar Dawn (8-6) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Follow My Lead 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, 4th of 17, 2l behind Courageously (8-10) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in May.
Luciferous (USA) 33-1 (9-0) In touch far side, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 6l behind Polar Dawn (8-6) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
