dwelt in rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly, not reach winner
close up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
clear with winner over 5f out, pushed along to press winner inside final furlong, no extra close home and lost 2nd post
clear with winner over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
made most, clear with 2 others over 5f out, pushed along and joined inside final furlong, ran on gamely
Bartholomew J rattled up a hat-trick here last summer but climbed the weights as a consequence and hasn’t really fired so far this season. POTTERS LADY JANE ran a useful filly to a neck at Newmarket 12 days ago and is also a course and distance winner. Only a pound higher, Lucy Wadham’s mare is fancied to go one better ahead of Newbury runner-up Banksy's Art and Percy Prosecco, who is having a first run for Archie Watson. Battle Of Marathon is well treated nowadays and back over a more suitable trip but doesn’t quite look the force of old.
Battle Of Marathon (USA) 7-1 (9-12) Dwelt, well behind, some headway 2f out, no chance, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Tawseef (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Bartholomew J (IRE) 22-1 (9-10) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Tawseef (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Brittanic (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Held up in rear, never dangerous, last of 6, 6 1/4l behind Badenscoth (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Potters Lady Jane 8-1 (8-6) Taken to post early, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Victoria Drummond (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Banksy's Art 14-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 8l behind Gas Monkey (9-10) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Percy Prosecco 9-2 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden chasing leaders 3f out, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Oborne Lady (8-9) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in May.