tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear and keen, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on
led to 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and soon headed, regained lead inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
slowly away, always behind
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Withdrawn
THE MAJOR was second over track and trip on last month’s handicap bow. He should make another bold bid and confirm running with third placed Palmerston. Palpitation won twice on the all-weather earlier this year but over shorter trips and is 7lb higher than his latest success at Southwell. Autumn Blossom may well improve for this longer distance after a modest effort here on her reappearance while Kevin Ryan’s Kajaki is not easily written off handicapping for the first time today.
The Major 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leading pair, switched left to outside 3f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left to near side entering final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Nietzsche (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Kajaki (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind City Of Ideas (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Palpitation (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, not quicken 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Nouvelli Dancer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Like No Other 2-1fav (9-6) In touch, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on well, 2nd of 6, nk behind Sahalin (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Palmerston 9-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Nietzsche (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Lozah 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and no chance after, 11th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Desiderada (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Livella Fella (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Always behind, 5th of 8, 17l behind Opposition (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Autumn Blossom (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, no impression, 7th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Billy Roberts (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Royal Pearl 11-4 (8-9) Slowly into stride, close up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Khismet (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Topalova 4-1 (9-6) Held up behind, stumbled when short of room on inside and unseated rider over 2f out, at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
G'day Aussie 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Melendez (8-12) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
