Skhilling Spirit tracked leaders, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead last 75yds
Il Castagno led, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure towards finish
Cha Cha Cha tracked leaders, headway 3f out, challenged well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra last 75yds
Stoic Leader close up on inner, ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Stevie Gee tracked leader, headway and close up 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven and weakened inside final furlong
Byron Bay held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Esoterica held up, always in rear
Billy Dane held up, always in rear
Red Romeo chased leaders, effort to challenge on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, driven and weakening when not much room entering final furlong
Analyis of the race
Having had his share of starting problems, including when refusing to race last term, SKHILLING SPIRIT won for the first time in two years under a nice ride. Pulled out at the two pole, he came up the centre and won going away. He's in today's ThirskHunt Cup and connections say he's an intended runner unless a problem arises overnight.
Il Castagno again made the running on a track that suits trailblazers. He took some passing but might need a little help from the handicapper to go one better.
Cha Cha Cha goes well over this course and distance and ran another mighty race despite finding the ground a little too soft on this occasion.
Stevie Gee was well placed for a long way but ended up running a little lifeless. He's had a few races in quick succession and might need freshening up.
Byron Bay had the cheekpieces left off but didn't run that badly. He's on a decent mark even though his barren spell stretches back over two years.
Tote
Tote Win: 5.1
Tote place (1): 2
Tote place (2): 3
Tote place (3): 1.2
Exacta: 70
CSF: 43.6
Tricast: 136.9
Total SP: 115
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