towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on strongly
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, well held by winner
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Linda Perratt holds a strong hand with Bunce and Jinky. The former followed a close second here with a victory in a better race at Musselburgh when Go Go Green was well beaten, though he hasn't won in this grade since his juvenile days. Jinky returned to action with a smooth victory over 6f on fast going here but acts under any conditions and dropping back in trip is no problem. Classy Anne needs to regain her form but Master Bond is running well and Saturday's close second at Thirsk was his best for some time. Long Awaited hasn't won since 2012 and is still higher in the weights though he's performed with credit in decent company this term and isn't out of this. PEARL ACCLAIM wasn't far behind Out Do in a Class 2 handicap at York last week but has steadily dropped to a mark he's capable of winning from and this could be his day.
Long Awaited (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Red Baron (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Master Bond 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Captain Dunne (8-9) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Classy Anne 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 17l behind Hopes N Dreams (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Orient Class 11-4 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 7l behind Rusty Rocket (9-7) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Bunce (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Fredricka (9-4) by ns, 8 ran.
Jinky 9-1 (9-7) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway when not clear run again over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Rock Canyon (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Go Go Green (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, not clear run on near side rail over 2f out, hung left and squeezed through well over 1f out, continued to hang left and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 17, 3l behind Manatee Bay (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Pearl Acclaim (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Chased ledaers, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Out Do (9-7) at York 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.