held up, effort on inside 3f out, driven 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, prominent, went 2nd 7f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, chased winner and looked dangerous inside final furlong, faltered 100 yards out, no extra
held up in touch, headway under pressure 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed and hung right inside final furlong, in command final 100 yards
soon chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly and eased over 1f out, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon settled in 4th, pushed along 4f out, stayed on to take moderate 3rd inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Gracechurch is selected with Thunder Gorge and Lordship respected. Gracechurch comes here fresh from a success over course-and-distance. The value of that form is a little questionable as they crawled for the majority of the race but the upshot is that the assessor didn't get a chance to hammer the gelding for getting his head in front. Thunder Gorge appears the obvious pace angle. He unfortunately looks as if he is turning into a professional loser with a number of close up near misses. Lordship would enter calculations in the event of inclement weather. Fantasy Crusader has won at Brighton and is notoriously difficult for the punters to catch right. Sunny Spells hasn't shown a great deal but it would be folly to ignore any market activity given the recent form of the Stuart Williams team. A moderate race and Gracechurch is recommended to minimum stakes.
Lordship (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden, no impression final 2f, 7th of 9, 6l behind Red Somerset (9-9) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Thunder Gorge (USA) 3-1jt-fav (9-6) Led, ridden when headed over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Ogre (9-5) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Gracechurch (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Held up, effort and headway 2f out, kept on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Hawk House (9-3) by 1l, 9 ran.
Shesha Bear 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden over 3f out, soon headway, in 5th and eased inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 7l behind Addikt (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Grand Symphony 40-1 (9-11) Started slowly, always in rear, 11th of 14, 9l behind Convallaria (9-3) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (6) pol.
Sunny Spells 6-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 15l behind Lilac Moon (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Fantasy Crusader 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leader on inside, lost 2nd briefly over 1f out, kept on to regain 2nd near finish, not trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Muffett's Dream (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Chapter (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Itsy Bitsy (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
