tracked winner 3f, prominent, ridden to chase winner again 2f out, soon no impression, lost 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride and rousted along early, held up in rear, went 4th over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hung right and weakened
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, took keen hold, chased winner 9f out until ridden 2f, went 2nd again towards finish, no impression
Not much separates Patavium, Wadnaan and PARK'S PRODIGY here with narrow preference for the latter. Our pick won in decent fashion at Musselburgh last time, a track he enjoys, and is only a pound higher ahead of this assignment. The six-year-old won't mind this quicker ground and gets on well with his rider, while his tactical versatility could also count for plenty. Patavium made all to score at Doncaster, in the process showing he can act on quick ground, and he'd be hard to beat if allowed to set slow fractions once more despite the 3lb rise. Wadnaan looked set to break his duck at the fourth time of asking at Hamilton before being reeled in and he merits respect ahead of this handicap debut off what appears a fair mark. Dunaskin has rated much higher in the past but is nothing better than a plater these days while Maybeme has a lot of improving to do if she's to trouble the judge, so we'll return to Park's Prodigy.
Patavium (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Set steady pace, made all, increased pace 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Kames Park (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Dunaskin (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 10l behind Outland (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Wadnaan 10-1 (9-2) Close up, tracked leader 4f out, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Ashbrittle (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gs.
Park's Prodigy 3-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Royal Straight (9-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Maybeme 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, lost place over 5f out, behind 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 11l behind Avitus (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf.