made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
held up, behind when pushed along 3f out, ridden and effort on outside well over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, niggled along and effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
chased winner most of way, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
always prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out
Boutonniere bolted on the way to the start at Beverley so that run is easily forgiven. He won over this trip at Lingfield in March, though didn’t have much to beat. Sky Defender’s stamina isn’t guaranteed while Greeley finished last on his reappearance. Entertaining is by sprinter Dandy Man so a tentative vote goes to Daniele Camuffo’s RAGNAR, who won nicely at Wolverhampton and faced a stiff task at Windsor when carrying a penalty.
Sky Defender 7-2 (9-7) Led, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Ideological (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.
Ragnar 20-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, tracked leading pair until pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 20 1/4l behind Telecaster (9-2) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Boutonniere (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Ran loose before start, led 2f, tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, outpaced by front pair final 120 yards, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 5, 4 1/4l behind Fraser Island (9-5) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Entertaining (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon mid-division far side of group. pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 4th post, 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Far Above (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Greeley (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 14l behind Korcho (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.