chased leaders, challenged from 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace
led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
prominent, pushed along 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
soon led, made rest, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
towards rear, pushed along over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
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AGRAVAIN (NAP) just outstayed Thomas Cubitt over 1m6f at Redcar but travelled well throughout so the shorter trip shouldn't pose a problem. Tim Easterby's charge was due to be dropped 5lb before that so coming here with a 6lb penalty hardly makes a dent in his rating and he should go in again. Stone Cougar makes his handicap debut from a lowly mark but hasn't shown enough to merit support while Dear Miriam produced her only decent run on Polytrack.
Thomas Cubitt (FR) 3-1fav (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, headed closing stages, kept on, 2nd of 11, hd behind Agravain (9-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Dear Miriam (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Motivate Me (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in May.
Stone Cougar (USA) 8-1 (8-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Great Bear (9-2) at Bath 1m 4f stks (4) fm in May.
Agravain 14-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in May beating Thomas Cubitt (9-7) by hd, 11 ran.
Burnage Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Always behind, 7th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Remembering You (9-5) at Wetherby 1m hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Parker's Pride 100-1 (9-5) In rear, outpaced over 4f out, last of 9, dist behind Rathbone (9-5) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Showshutai 100-1 (8-2) Always behind, 10th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Jackamundo (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in May.
Matilda Bay (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Always behind, 15th of 16, dist behind Telecaster (9-2) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Apr.