tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
close up in 4th, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, asserted towards finish
slowly away, soon tracked leaders, headway on inner over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden hung right and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
NonRunner
Uther Pendragon went close to ending a long losing run when beaten only a head here last week and should be in the mix once again. SONGO was last seen over hurdles but has won three of only five previous outings on the Turf in this code and could close on his return from a lay-off. Brighton winner Keeper also returns to action while Manor Park won over track and trip last summer and is preferred to Gold Standard.
Keeper 11-4 (8-7) Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off and virtually pulled up final 2f, last of 5, dist behind Fleurman (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Songo (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Not fluent, tracked leaders and raced keenly, went 2nd before 3 out, wandered about before losing 2nd last, kept on same pace flat, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Tinnahalla (10-13) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Gold Standard (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Very slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Wots The Wifi Code (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Uther Pendragon (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, rallied and pressed leader 110 yards out, kept on well, held close home, 2nd of 11, hd behind Merweb (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Manor Park 22-1 (9-5) Mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, weakened from 1f out, 8th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Mellow Magic (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.