led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, not clear run over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, soon pushed up to track leaders, smooth progress on inside to dispute 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
with leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along after 2f soon lost place
left completely at start, always tailed off
with leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced wide with leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up, not much room and switched right 2f out, headway to go 2nd entering final furlong, kept on no chance
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out one pace from over 1f out
in rear, pushed along halfway, wide and headway 3f out, prominent, led 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
A poor contest to commence proceedings and we'll take LORD OF THE DANCE to score, while Mountain Forest may emerge as the leading danger. The selection comes here in good form, having made the frame twice already this month and he remains on the same mark of 59 as when runner-up at Kempton over this trip last time. The headgear is retained here and of course there is the chance that it won't be as effective second time around. James Eustace's colt also has to prove himself on this slower surface, but there is enough encouragement in the pedigree to suggest that it is a risk worth taking. Mountain Forest is also on the same mark as when putting in a couple of reasonable recent runs at Kempton and Lingfield over this trip. One previous try here proved abortive, but it was not necessarily the surface that beat him that day and he is worth another try. If You Knew Suzy is proven on Fibresand, having run three decent races here in the past, and the handicapper is beginning to give her a chance, so she is not ruled out, while Elliwan is just 2lbs higher than when scoring here over 1m 4f in March, though whether this drop back to a mile will suit is very much open to question. Westport and Mojeerr have frame claims, but the win vote goes to Lord Of The Dance.
Bajan Pride 8-1 (8-11) Stumbled start, slowly into stride, switched right, pushed along before halfway, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 9, 15l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs in May.
General Tufto 18-1 (8-6) Held up, never a factor, 10th of 12, 29l behind Take It Easee (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Lord of The Dance (IRE) 3-1fav (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Hichens (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Elliwan 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 21l behind Forrest Flyer (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in May.
Westport 22-1 (10-0) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, last of 12, 34l behind Edas (10-8) at Musselburgh 1m 1f am hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Ten Pole Tudor 25-1 (8-4) Slowly away, always behind, 11th of 13, 17l behind Vamos (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Tar (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Led for 1f, with leaders, weakened 3f out, 8th of 13, 14l behind Swords (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs.
Mojeerr 8-1 (8-12) Keen held up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, soon hung left, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Sircozy (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol.
Boy Dancer (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, tracked leader, lost place over 7f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 28l behind Drum Dragon (8-9) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm stks (6) gd in Oct.
Mountain Forest (GER) 14-1 (8-7) Soon chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Spinning Ridge (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.
Hit The Switch 22-1 (7-11) Towards, rear, hard ridden over 2f out, hung left 1f out, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 5l behind Diamond Blade (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Miss Jabba (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ocean Countess (9-2) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
If You Knew Suzy 7-1 (9-5) Led, headed after 1f and remained in touch until weakened over 2f out, last of 12, well behind Umverti (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Chichen Daawe 14-1 (8-6) Raced wide, pulled hard, in touch, tracked leader 8f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 18l behind Leyte Gulf (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
