held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
soon steadied rear, never near leaders
tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd halfway until entering final furlong, no extra in 3rd
led after 1f, headed 6f out, lost 2nd halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
steadied start, raced keenly in last trio, some headway hanging left over 1f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last trio, never threatened
led for 1f, tracked leader, led again 6f out, ridden inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 4f out, shaken up inside final 2f, 4th and no impression final furlong
NonRunner
Highwaygrey placed in this grade at Haydock recently while Morning Sun finished third in a lower grade at Redcar last time. SOCIETY RED (NAP) scored off a higher mark last summer and having found only one too good at Ripon on his latest start, he gets the vote. First Impression won over track and trip last autumn and scored over hurdles earlier in the year while Busby has an impressive strike rate on the all-weather but has yet to win on Turf.
First Impression (IRE) 18-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression flat, 6th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Afadil (11-1) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Val Bassett (FR) 12-1 (9-8) Raced keenly disputing 5th on inside, hung right and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Cockalorum (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Snapius (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, progress 3 out, ridden to close in 10th entering straight, no impression before last, 11th of 25, 14 3/4l behind Broomfield Bijou (11-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Society Red 18-1 (9-3) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Cockalorum (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Zahee (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and progress under 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Any Dream Will Do (9-8) at Limerick 1m hcp sft in Apr.
Highwaygrey 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Eeetee (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Morning Sun (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Switched left start, held up in rear, headway on inside 4f out, not much room on rail and squeezed through 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Lunar Jet (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Glasses Up (USA) 28-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Fairmac (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Sophiesticate (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 16l behind Hilts (9-11) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Busby (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, prominent on inside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Dinoo (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Great Colaci 33-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Simple Star (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
