held up, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace
tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead 3f out, ridden over 1f out, driven clear final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace
refused to race
held up, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led until ridden over 3f out, soon headed and weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway and every chance over 1f out until weakened entering final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out and every chance until weakened over 1f out
Top weight York Cliff is capable of taking a hand in the opener on the card but Mark Brisbourne's gelding has a low strike-rate and has to race of a mark that seems a shade too high so he looks worth taking on with preference for Kyber, who gets the vote ahead of Blushing Hilary. The last mentioned has run some respectable races but remains a maiden after 20 career starts and may have to settle for a minor role again. Dance Sauvage has similarly yet to win a race but is less exposed than most of these after just six outings and there may well be more to come. Danticat has given little sign of encouragement of late, while High Frequency is no better than moderate. The vote then goes to Jim Goldie's Kyber who has been running with credit of late and a reproduction of recent form may well suffice.
York Cliff 10-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 6f out, ridden 4f out, pressed winner from well over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Nero West (8-13) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Blushing Hilary (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Don'tcallmeginger (8-6) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Kyber 5-1jt-fav (10-10) Mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, every chance until ridden over 1f out, bumped entering final furlong, soon one pace, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Danzatrice (11-1) at Musselburgh 1m 5f amt hcp (6) gf.
Dance Sauvage 12-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Mickmacmagoole (9-2) at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Danticat (USA) 14-1 (9-10) Prominent, 4th halfway, lost place and no extra under pressure from 3f out, 11th of 15, 25l behind Faithlegg Girl (8-11) at Wexford 1m 5f hcp 0-60 gs in Jul.
Living On A Prayer 100-1 (8-12) Soon outpaced, 12th of 16, 32l behind Prince Picasso (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in May '06.
Forever My Lord 66-1 (8-9) Towards rear, under pressure over 3f out, soon one pace, not trouble leaders, 11th of 18, 17l behind Cantrip (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in Oct '05.
High Frequency (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Soon chased along and led after 2f, headed over 5f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 23l behind Theflyingscottie (8-6) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul.
Borsch (IRE) 100-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 13l behind Mystified (9-8) at Catterick 2m sll (6) frm.
The Dunion 40-1 (10-2) Always behind, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 27l behind Ostfanni (11-1) at Musselburgh 2m amt hcp 0-80 (6) gd in Jun.
Scurra 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 24l behind Charlotte Vale (10-7) at Hamilton 1m 5f ldy rds hcp (6) gs in Jun.
