took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along and lost place 6f out, last and struggling over 3f out
tracked leaders on inside, disputing 2nd from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on but never quite able to challenge and lost 2 places in closing stages
pushed along to lead after 1f then raced shade keen, edged slightly left from 2f out, soon shaken up, always doing enough and in command final furlong
led 1f, tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, disputing 2nd from 2f out, stayed on but never quite able to challenge, lost 2nd towards finish
took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened entering final 3f
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on inside travelling well over 3f out, chasing leaders and switched right 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never going pace of winner
held up in last pair, headway towards inside under pressure over 2f out, soon switched right, never reached leaders and weakened well over 1f out
started slowly, held up last, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved
Nonrunner
Moscato came good when upped to 2m last year, winning four and finishing second in the other. He's well worth a try in this higher grade and shouldn't be far away if fully wound-up. Taws' run behind Trip In Paris at Ripon has been franked while Brassbound has won three out of four on the all-weather this year, though has yet to show much on Turf. Kempton runner-up Buckland may be more interesting as he was fourth over this course and distance in October and is only a pound higher. Katie Gale went close at Doncaster two weeks ago but the booking of Cam Hardie for ARTY CAMPBELL looks significant. Bernard Llewellyn's gelding made a winning reappearance on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton and is just as effective on Turf.
Kashgar 33-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, modest effort over 3f out, no impression, well beaten final 2f, 5th of 7, 12l behind Deuce Again (8-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed stks (1) sft in Apr.
Brassbound (USA) 9-4 (9-8) Soon led, ridden clear over 2f out, eased final furlong, unchallenged, won at Southwell 2m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Apr beating Lexington Bay (9-2) by 3l, 5 ran.
Buckland (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always well held, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Wakea (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Moscato 4-6fav (9-9) Tracked leader, led after about 1f, shaken up over 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct beating Hurry Home Poppa (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Taws 17-2 (9-0) Held up in touch on outside, tracked leaders 9f out, ridden and effort over 3f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 9l behind Trip To Paris (9-6) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
Katie Gale 15-2 (9-12) In touch and in rear, ridden and headway to chase winner over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Longshadow (9-9) at Doncaster 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Arty Campbell (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, hung left and closed from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 2m amat hcp 0-75 (5) in Apr beating Haines (10-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Censorius 8-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride and pushed along leaving stalls, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd final 50 yards, not reach leading duo, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Able Dash (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Shadows Ofthenight (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Held up and in rear halfway, good headway on outside over 2f out, chasing leaders 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden and stayed on, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Medburn Cutler (9-1) by 3l, 9 ran.
Laughing Jack 11-2 (9-4) Took keen hold tracking leaders, good headway on inside tracking leader approaching final 3f, raced awkwardly under pressure 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug beating Late Shipment (9-2) by nk, 6 ran.
