always in rear, ridden halfway, struggling 3f out, soon lost touch, eased final furlong, tailed off
chased leader, pushed along to challenge 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, ridden 3f out, made some late headway, never in contention
led, joined and pressed 2f out, kept narrow advantage until entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, pushed along 3f out, switched right well over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on well
raced wide in 5th, awkward bend 5f out, headway to 3rd over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leading duo
held up in 6th, headway on outside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, always held
A tight contest on paper but on the track ROUND WON is taken to emerge in front, while Lago Indiano and Kerchak are among others considered. The William Knight-trained pick won a 10f Folkestone maiden with some authority last time and has been raised just 2lbs for that for his handicap debut. The drop back to this trip won't be a problem if that latest effort is anything to go by, as he showed plenty of speed, and with no concerns over the ground he is selected. Lago Indiano has made the frame in five successive maidens and just failed to get home over the easy 1m 1f at Epsom last time. The drop to this trip looks worth a try and if he goes on this ground he should be bang there. Kerchak was perhaps flattered to be only a length in arrears at Windsor last month but from 1lb lower he is nonetheless respected here, representing a shrewd yard. Majd fits a similar profile, while Lingfield Polytrack scorer Purple Gallery showed that he can be competitive from this mark of 75 at Southwell last time and his presence is a concern. Even so, we can only pick one and that one is Round Won.
Bradford (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, 12l behind Syrian (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs in Jul.
Gra Adhmhar (IRE) 15-8 (9-3) Pulled hard, held up towards rear, moderate effort when hampered on inside over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Beachfire (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Kerchak (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Reared leaving stalls, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 1l behind Key Light (9-0) at Windsor 6f 3yo stk 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Lago Indiano (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression on winner, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Quick Reaction (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Mejd (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge winner from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Agent Archie (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Purple Gallery (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Tracked winner, driven and effort over 2f out, soon under pressure, never able to challenge, last of 2, 1 1/4l behind Doctor Zhivago (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Round Won (USA) 5-2 (8-10) Made all, ridden out final furlong, won at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) gf in Apr beating Storming Redd (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Tarita (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, keen, weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 26l behind In The Slips (8-7) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gf in Sep.
