led, hung right 4f out, ridden, jinked and hit rail over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out, ran on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
fly jumped start, slowly into stride, keen, always behind
All five of these runners have at least one win to their name and it is Ocean Pride that is taken to add another victory to his tally, with Upper Hand and Christa Bee rated the pick of the remainder. As is often the case with Richard Hannon's juveniles, the selection stepped up on his debut effort when staying on strongly to beat subsequent Windsor winner Tous Les Deux at Chepstow. The longer trip tonight should suit the son of Lend A Hand, who seems to have a touch of class about him. Rod Millman's Glenmuir has struggled under a penalty in his last two starts and may do so again here, while Sir Xaar has more on his plate than when making a winning debut at Doncaster. Christa Bee made a winning debut at Southwell in April and looked useful when following up at Redcar earlier this month. She takes a step up in class today but is clearly useful and, representing a small stable, may be underestimated by bookmakers and backers. Upper Hand looked good when scoring at Yarmouth first time out and should win more races but Mick Channon's colt already gives the impression that he could do with a bit further and preference is for Ocean Pride, who is taken to follow up his Chepstow success.
Glenmuir (IRE) 85-40 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Zato (9-2) at Nottingham 6f nov stk (5) gf.
Sir Xaar (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Held up behind leaders far side, pushed along to lead 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf beating Carmenero (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 18 ran.
Ocean Pride (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Soon tracking leaders, ridden and headway inside final furlong, led close home, won at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs beating Tous Les Deux (9-0) by a shd, 8 ran.
Christa Bee 7-2 (8-7) Jumped right at start, held up, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Redcar 5f nov med aut stk (6) gf beating Piccostar (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Upper Hand 10-1 (9-0) Hampered start, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs beating The Snatcher (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
