led 10f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
always behind
raced keenly in mid division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly in mid division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, always in rear
held up in last trio, never on terms
led 2f, handy 3rd on inside, led going well inside final 2f, ridden clear final furling, ran on strongly
steadied start, soon racing in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
always towards rear
held up out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went second inside final furlong, no chance with winner
mid-division, never dangerous
off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
tracking leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, hung right and weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never dangerous
raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, prominent, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Boss Power will be sharper for last month’s reappearance at Kempton but has proved best on the all-weather so far having only won a maiden on Turf. Duke Of Verona won at Wolverhampton in November while Protected Guest had been in good form on the all-weather before scoring over a longer trip at Nottingham. But MASCAT returned to the Flat with a fine run at Epsom on his first outing for a new yard - Joe Tizzard’s charge gets the vote. Just Hubert ended last year in good form over longer trips while maiden winner Screaming Petrus makes his handicap debut with a chance.
Danehill Kodiac (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st then raced keenly, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced after next, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Straw Fan Jack (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (3) sft in Dec.
Throne Hall 40-1 (9-6) Reared up as stalls opened and lost ground, soon recovered to chase leaders out wide, led 9f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Belloccio (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Boss Power (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Belloccio (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Gold Maze 22-1 (9-5) Mid-division, switched left over 2f out and over 1f out, never a factor, 11th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-1) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Protected Guest 15-2 (9-7) Chased leader, going best when shaken up over 2f out, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, soon went clear, comfortably, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr beating Dancing Harry (8-13) by 3l, 6 ran.
Just Hubert (IRE) 9-4 (9-11) Prominent, pressed leader over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on, not pace of front two, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Themaxwecan (10-0) at Goodwood 2m hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Juan De Montalban (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden entering final 2f, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Get Shirty (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
HMS President (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Keen in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out, 9th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Enemy (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Barn Owl 11-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon handy, led 10f out until 8f out, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd turning in, weakened soon after, last of 7, 10 1/2l behind Pistoletto (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Flyin' Solo 13-2 (8-10) Raced keenly, led 4f, tracked leader, in front again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 23, 6 1/4l behind Farhan (8-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Diamond Bay 9-2 (8-10) Held up tracking leaders in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Belloccio (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Mascat 28-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, chased winner 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken close home, 2nd of 9, hd behind Going Gone (9-4) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
True Courage 40-1 (8-0) Towards rear, never on terms, 11th of 15, 19l behind Siskany (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Duke Of Verona (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and held up, made headway at 3f, ridden and rallied at 2f, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Desert Emperor (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Wise Glory (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 20, 16 1/2l behind Moktasaab (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Screaming Petrus 10-11fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led 3f out, pushed along 2f out, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Second Kingdom (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Ziggy 11-1 (8-8) Soon held up towards rear of mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 5f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Surrey Gold (8-10) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
