held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly away, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up in touch, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, took keen hold, always towards rear
KNIGHTS TABLE edges this at the weights. Placed at Wolverhampton on a couple of occasions, he is just preferred to Rain In The Face. The latter rattled-up a string of seconds at Southwell earlier this year while Playful Dude disappointed at the same track back in February having placed at Kempton earlier. Clever Bob and Bergholt return to maiden company and the latter ran well at Goodwood last week while Dune Dancer and Rehearse are the least exposed and worth keeping an eye on as both return to action.
Bergholt (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, headway 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Bathos (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Clever Bob (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Shabbah (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Dune Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-divison, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Bluebeard (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Knights Table 10-11fav (8-12) Led, pushed along and headed approaching final 2f, hampered well over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd and ridden, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind White Poppy (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in Apr.
Magnificent Madiba 66-1 (8-13) Never better than mid-division, struggling when hung left final 2f, 6th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Central Square (10-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Persaverance 40-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, some headway 2f out, soon no impression, 9th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Wild Hacked (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Playful Dude (USA) 7-2 (8-8) Raced wide, close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 4th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Flymetothestars (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Rain In The Face 8-15fav (8-10) Led, hard driven when headed over 2f out, eased final furlong, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Lord Huntingdon (8-10) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Rehearse (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Dwelt, always last, lost touch final 2f, last of 4, 15 3/4l behind Cymric (9-1) at Sandown 7f stks (3) sft in Sep.