tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
in touch, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
steadied start, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out
in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led, pushed along and headed 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
Desert Quest included a victory over 1m6f in last summer’s double and returns to action with a chance but AMOURIE has the more recent form. The latter scored over 1m4f at Wolverhampton last month and is preferred to Smart Boyo. The latter has also been running well on the all-weather, though over longer trips, while Scots Sonnet finished behind the selection at Newcastle two runs ago.
Desert Quest (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Slowly away, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered 2f out, 5th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Pound Off You (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Rita R (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Mid-division, slow and behind from 4th, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Inca Prince (10-12) at Catterick 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Amourie 11-2 (8-13) In touch, headway 3f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Gold Standard (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Smart Boyo 16-1 (10-0) Midfield, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 12, 12l behind Bestiarius (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Scots Sonnet 12-1 (8-10) Mid division, switched right to make headway entering final furlong, stayed on final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Cusack (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Bouncing Bobby (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Midfield, ridden after 3rd (usual 5th), struggling before last (usual 3 out), tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Evita Du Mesnil (11-10) at Kelso 2m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Will He Dance (IRE) 15-2 (8-2) Led until 3f out, soon held, stayed on same pace, 5th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Jamil (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Inside Intel (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Jamil (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.