raced wide in touch, improved to track leaders over 5f out, effort to lead over 1f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
tracked leader until over 5f out, ridden to chase leader again 2f out, soon every chance, edged right and weakened inside final furlong
held up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide, held up, never troubled leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reached leaders
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 5f out until 2f out, weakened quickly
in touch, ridden over 3f out, effort on inside and soon every chance over 1f out, driven and hung right and kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon switched right, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
Nonrunner
The three to concentrate on here are BATEAU BLEU, Underworld Dandy and Dear Mr Fantasy and the vote goes to the first mentioned. The selection was an impressive winner last time at Nottingham when he beat Fantastic Pick. That was a good effort as Brian Meehan's 2-year-old had won well previously at Redcar. The form looks solid and the drop in trip should not inconvenience him and he looks a sound bet. Underworld Dandy disappointed here last time out and it is hard to know what he achieved when he won at Kempton previously as that did look quite a weak contest. Dear Mr Fantasy had been behind Underworld Dandy in that Kempton race and he will need to find plenty of improvement if he is to turn the tables today. Bothwell Castle was well beaten in a weak seller last time and he is another with plenty to prove. We will stick with Bateau Bleu to land the prize.
Bubbly Braveheart (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened, 6th of 7, 12l behind Whippers Love (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Apostle Of Rome (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final 1f, 6th of 14, 5l behind Marcus Cicero (8-13) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.
Underworld Dandy 10-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 4l behind Daniella De Bruijn (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Dixie Bright (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 13l behind Wasmi (9-4) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Dear Mr Fantasy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never any chance, 8th of 14, 7l behind Underworld Dandy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Bateau Bleu 66-1 (8-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, hanging left when not clear run inside final 2f, headway over 1f out, still hanging, ran on well inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep beating Fantastic Pick (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Bothwell Castle (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 11l behind North Shadow (8-9) at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Alotago (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 17l behind Simenon (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gs in Sep.
Execution (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden and hung right inside final 3f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Underworld Dandy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Fine Lace (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Zahoo (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
Pollan Bay (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 13, 7l behind Daniella De Bruijn (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Young Firth 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, 6th of 9, 12l behind Diamond Duchess (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
Dazakhee 200-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 8l behind Fortunes Of Fire (9-3) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
