held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
tracked winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, gaining near finish
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, all out
keen close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd well inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
steadied start keen towards rear, never on terms
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression
This is usually won by a horse somewhere near the head of the betting and ROUSAYAN (NAP) fits the bill. He was beaten only a nose at Wetherby last week and trainer David O'Meara has won this twice before with Toto Skyllachy. Pontefract winner Dark Ocean is upped in class off a 6lb higher mark but Ice Slice drops down a grade after a second at Nottingham. Fast ground would be a worry for the later but recent rain will have aided his cause. Jacbequick has done all his winning so far over the extended 7f here but has failed to figure in a couple of previous attempts at a mile.
Swiftly Done (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) In touch, hampered over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 18th of 21, 31l behind Chatez (9-10) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Altharoos (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 7, 49l behind Legal Waves (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Border Bandit (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 14l behind You're Fired (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Jacbequick 16-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Al Khan (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Rousayan (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, strong challenge final 75 yards, just held, 2nd of 14, ns behind In Focus (9-1) at Wetherby 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Dark Ocean (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Always prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr beating Dha Chara (8-12) by hd, 12 ran.
Park Place 13-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 14, 5l behind In Focus (9-1) at Wetherby 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Naoise (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) In touch and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Monsieur Chevalier (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks 0-65 (5) in Jan.
Reggie Bond 7-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 7l behind Fieldgunner Kirkup (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Ice Slice (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, edged left, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Yourartisonfire (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.