held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
slowly away outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortable
in touch, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase clear winner inside final furlong
towards rear, never on terms
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, ridden and kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
PACIFICADORA takes a big step up in distance having won over 7f at Chelmsford in January but an entry in the Derby suggests he’ll last home and this won’t take much winning. Great Bear made a winning start at Wolverhampton last year but finished a well-beaten fourth at Haydock on his return when upped to today’s trip. He’s got something to prove now while dual bumper winner Ekayburg debuts on the Flat and concedes plenty of weight to the younger horses. Johnny Kidd and Constraint represent last year’s winning yard but have shown little so far so Stone Cougar is preferred.
Ekayburg (FR) 8-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, tracked leader who went clear 4th, closer 3 out, lost 2nd next, soon ridden and weakened rapidly, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Test Valley (IRE) 150-1 (10-0) Held up behind, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no impression, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Nahham (10-7) at Bath 1m stks (5) gf in May.
Dancing Lilly 50-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, niggled along and no chance final 4f, 11th of 16, 19 1/2l behind Aloe Vera (8-8) at Chepstow 1m 2f stks (5) gd in May.
Longville Lilly 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, weakened and eased 2f out, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Star Of Bengal (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Great Bear 7-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven and reminder 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 13l behind Severance (9-2) at Haydock 1m 4f stks (3) gs in Apr.
Pacificadora (USA) 11-4 (8-10) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Jan beating Miaella (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Johnny Kidd 20-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 4f out, headway 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Eagles By Day (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Moghram (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 31 1/2l behind Eagles By Day (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Constraint 7-2 (8-4) Dwelt in rear, outpaced 9f out, headway 6f out when pace steadied 6f out, outpaced again over 3f out, tailed off, 6th of 8, 34 3/4l behind Hiroshima (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Desert Mission (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Never better than mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Muraad (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Lucy Lou (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly away in rear, stayed far side over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 32l behind Star Catcher (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (6) sft in Apr.
Stone Cougar (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leading trio, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened and no chance with leading trio, 4th of 8, 11l behind Desert Icon (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
