held up, headway on inside over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left over 1f out, driven out
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing winner and ridden, switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
with leader, ridden just over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pushed along and soon recovered, chased leading pair over 8f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
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Contingency Fee has been doing his winning at a lower level and couldn’t cope with a lower mark at Southwell last time. SIMBIRSK just came up short on his first run for John O’Shea at Windsor and a repeat of that effort would suffice here, despite a 3lb rise, with Champs De Reves returning from a break having changed stables. Maroc has had wind surgery since finishing second over hurdles in February but course and distance winner Zephyros may pose a bigger threat.
Simbirsk 25-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led and edged left 2f out, ridden disputing lead inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 15, nk behind First Quest (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Champs De Reves 20-1 (8-6) Switched left start, held up in last pair, ridden and beaten over 2f out, 12th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Exec Chef (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Contingency Fee 7-2 (9-10) Headway on wide outside chasing leaders 8f out, 2nd 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Cold Harbour (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in May.
Zephyros (GER) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led after 2f, soon clear, ridden and reduced advantage inside final 2f, headed when edged right 1f out, weakened and inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Junoesque (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
The Eagle's Nest (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Takeonefortheteam (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
One Liner 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 11th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Mans Not Trot (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Maroc 5-1 (10-13) Led until 3rd, remained prominent, led again 3 out, headed and hit last, soon rallied, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Stonecoldsoba (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Brecqhou Island 33-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon well in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Clement (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.