chased leaders 2f, soon pushed along and towards rear, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, ridden 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
in rear, in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
A tight little handicap with none of the seven easily dismissed. Last Bid goes from strength-to-strength and the changed going isn't a concern as she's won in similar conditions. She just about holds Rent Free on their run at York though the latter should definitely get closer on the revised terms. Guru Girl came with a late rattle to land a similar event at Thirsk last week but O'GORMAN was such an impressive winner on that track last month that he gets the vote from what could prove to be a very lenient handicap mark.
Last Bid 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at York 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Kool Henry (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Signifer (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Raced alone more towards centre, well on terms, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 8l behind Bayleyf (9-2) at Goodwood 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
O'Gorman 4-9fav (9-3) Dwelt, tracked leaders, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul beating I'll Be Good (9-0) by 4l, 12 ran.
Guru Girl 4-1 (8-7) Led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead post, won at Thirsk 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Mitie Mouse (8-11) by hd, 9 ran.
Rent Free 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Last Bid (9-6) at York 5f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Beau Mistral (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Red Art (9-5) at Chester 5f 2yo nov stk (4) sft in Jun.
Lupo D'Oro (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Led, hard driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Roger Sez (9-0) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.
