in rear of main group, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
tracked main group leader, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
led chasing group until over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace
tracked leaders in chasing group, ridden 2f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong
held up in chasing group, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
pulled hard led and soon well clear, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened quickly
Difficult to be confident about any of these but OSTENTATION scored at Lingfield in March and is back on the same mark. He gets the token vote ahead Potentiale who never looked like catching the winner when second over C&D last time. Rigid is hard to predict but scored at Kempton earlier this year and could figure if in the mood while Putin has a habit of popping up when least expected and cannot be easily dismissed on the back of a second to Brown Pete, who is entered in the previous race.
Ostentation 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner and every chance, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Dunaskin (8-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Potentiale (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Chased leader, led narrowly 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Resplendent Alpha (8-13) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Rigid 4-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Esytopolishadimond (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Entrance 8-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 18l behind Passion Play (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Carlton Scroop (FR) 33-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, 29l behind Sir Boss (10-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Amateur Classified Claiming Stakes (0-75) (4yo+) (6) pol in May.
Putin (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Brown Pete (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.