held up towards rear, outpaced on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd near finish, never able to challenge
held up towards rear, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner final furlong
led, clear over 4f out to over 2f out, shaken up and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, weakened and eased final furlong
tracked leaders, effort on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
tracked leader, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final 2f, driven clear final furlong, ran on, comfortably
NonRunner
Anythingtoday has tumbled down the weights in the last year and showed signs of a resurgence when runner-up over 1m4f last time. Never Be Enough went close at Pontefract before struggling at Newcastle while Briardale ended a long losing run when making a winning reappearance at Haydock last month and is 6lb higher. Gworn won this in 2017 but arrives out of sorts and ASIAN ANGEL (NAP) gets the vote. The latter returned to action with a a second at Leicester on his handicap debut and Mark Johnston’s charge can land this with normal progress.
Glasses Up (USA) 40-1 (8-1) In touch in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no progress, well held over 1f out, 6th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Elegiac (8-12) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Shrewd 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, struggling over 2f out, 10th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Crownthorpe (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Never Be Enough 9-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out until over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 7 1/2l behind Tamreer (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Jun.
Royal Regent 10-1 (8-12) Led 1f, settled 3rd 7f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Mulligatawny (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Briardale (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Keen in touch, headway to chase leader over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May beating Mr Coco Bean (9-0) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Gworn 33-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, never threatened leaders, 7th of 17, 10 1/2l behind Poet's Dawn (9-0) at York 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Asian Angel (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Dwelt soon tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Amjaady (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Anythingtoday (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-9) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Speed Company (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.