soon led, pushed clear over 2f out, reduced lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly off the pace towards rear, some headway on heels of leaders over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division on inside, pushed along and headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leading duo
slowly away, well behind, never involved
held up towards rear of mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed towards finish, rallied, just held
held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
off the pace in 4th, closer out wide over 2f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish
held up off the pace towards rear, headway under pressure on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leading pair, went 2nd inside final 3f, lost 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, losing place when hung left over 1f out
off the pace in mid-division, pushed along out wide over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out
restless in stalls, led briefly, tracked leader until pushed along inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
PLANSINA (NAP) has won three times here including this contest last year. Racing off a lower mark today having finished runner-up on the all-weather recently, she makes most appeal. Blue Hero landed a double here last autumn and will be sharper for last month’s return while Spirit Warning steps up in distance on his debut for a new yard having slid down the weights. Doonbeg Farmer has yet to win on Turf while Persuasive Powers has more scope than most of these.
Persuasive Powers 11-1 (9-4) Led to post, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Summertime Romance (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Spirit Warning 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly final 110 yards, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Sir Oliver (9-12) at Epsom 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Invincible Soldier (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Wots The Wifi Code (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Doonbeg Farmer (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear, pulled way to prominent position after 4f, pushed after 3f out, ridden before final furlong and soon weakened, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Hackbridge (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Blue Hero (CAN) 11-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra inside last, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Headshot (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Plansina 11-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Sun Festival (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Sisterandbrother 20-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 3f out, headed well over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Lindwall (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Retrouvailles 28-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on but never on terms, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Junoesque (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Gertcha (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, no chance when hampered on rail and snatched up inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Strategic Fortune (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Joyful Song (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 20 3/4l behind Savoy Brown (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Rakish Paddy (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Led after 1st, clear 2nd until before 4th, headed after 3 out, soon beaten, last of 9, dist behind Mickydee (10-12) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Uther Pendragon (IRE) 11-4 (8-5) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Songo (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
