led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place close home
towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon led, kept on well
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
in touch in 4th, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Master Zephyr went close over track and trip on his reappearance but has been upped 7lb for his troubles. Cornelious and Whitchurch arrive on the back of maiden wins with the former preferred on his success at Windsor. Shalimah faded badly on his return to action and may need more time while Mister Rockandroll has failed to take advantage of a lower mark back on Turf after scoring on the all-weather in March. BELGRADE (NAP) is still improving and was beaten less than a length at Doncaster by Subcontinent, who went on to land a hat-trick. Richard Hannon's colt gets the nod on the strength of that form with Cam Hardie's claim further helping his cause.
Cornelious (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, soon challenging, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr beating Countermand (9-5) by nk, 11 ran.
Belgrade 4-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked winner until over 5f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Subcontinent (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Shalimah (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up, headway over 6f out, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 9, 26l behind Jack Hobbs (8-13) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Master Zephyr 7-4fav (9-0) Held up well off the pace in rear, rapid headway on outside into 3rd 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and closed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Triple Dip (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Apr.
Mister Rockandroll 2-1fav (9-1) Prominent, led 10f out, headed over 3f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Parole (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Whitchurch 4-7fav (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) in Jan beating Grey's Angel (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.