chased leaders, hung left over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won going away
prominent, close up over 1f out, soon held by winner, kept on
slow to break, in rear, struggling over 3f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon held, kept on
towards rear, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
rear of mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten after
soon towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out
A debut winner at Newbury, Far Hope was narrowly beaten carrying a penalty at Wolverhampton last time. It remains to be seen how BADLANDS fares under his penalty but he gave the impression this extra distance would suit when finishing strongly to win over 7f at Newbury and Archie Watson’s colt gets the vote. Fast Medicine gets closer with every run and finished runner-up at Catterick last time while Art Dealer can only improve on last month’s moderate debut effort.
Badlands (IRE) 5-2 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, went left over 1f, ran on well inside final furlong, led on line, won at Newbury 7f stks (4) gs in May beating Beheld (9-5) by shd, 11 ran.
Far Hope (IRE) 11-8fav (9-4) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 12, nk behind Degree (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in May.
Art Dealer 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, outpaced by front pair and well held from over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 22l behind Bashosh (9-3) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in May.
Chubba 125-1 (8-7) Awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, ridden along 3f out, faded 2f out, 12th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Competition (10-0) at Leicester 1m 4f stks (5) gs in May.
Fast Medicine (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon switched right, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Aquaman (9-5) at Catterick 7f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Heath Rise 8-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 12l behind Ford Madox Brown (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sir Joseph Swan 33-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Badlands (9-4) at Newbury 7f stks (4) gs in May.
Magical Charm 20-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 15, 36 1/4l behind Saffron Beach (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in Sep.