in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
made all, pushed 2 lengths clear 2f out, ran on, eased towards finish, comfortable
awkwardly away, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong
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Soft ground may have been a legitimate excuse for a poor showing by Banksy's Art last time given he’d won easily at Chepstow before that while Il Sicario did well to finish runner-up in a seller at Leicester given the unfavourable terms. Barrsbrook has yet to win in 14 outings but Tigerfish scored over a longer trip here last month and Roy Rocket has done all his winning at this venue though remains out of sorts at present. FAIR POWER represents last year’s winning yard and having found only one too good over track and trip last time, John Butler’s charge is fancied to end a long losing run by landing this.
Banksy's Art 6-4fav (9-11) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, 4th final 2f out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 9, 12l behind Majestic Stone (8-10) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in May.
Il Sicario (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Izvestia (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Barrsbrook 6-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 4th of 14, 3/4l behind Subliminal (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Cherbourg (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Subliminal (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Roy Rocket (FR) 10-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 25 1/4l behind King Of The Sand (9-7) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Tigerfish (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Fair Power (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Raced keenly, tracking leaders, every chance inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Couldn't Could She (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Amor Fati (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Lothario (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in May.