dwelt and bumped leaving stalls, went 2nd after 1f, led 8f out until halfway, chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2f
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, soon not quicken, switched right and plugged on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
led 2f, chased leader, led again halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd towards finish
held up off the pace in last trio, never in the race
steadied well in rear, never a factor, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway out wide plugged on inside final furlong, just missed modest 3rd
held up in 5th, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in 6th, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
jinked right and bumped rival leaving stalls, tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out, led over 1f out, came clear final furlong, readily
Neil Callan is making his mark back in the UK after a lengthy spell abroad and has a leading chance with SUN FESTIVAL. The gelding only has a strike rate of 1-28 with the win arriving on the all-weather, but has put together a solid sequence on his last three runs, the best of which was a neck second at Windsor. He's rated 50 by the handicapper but has been much higher in the past and should be in the shake-up at least. Persian Wolf has a similar type of profile but disappointed on his penultimate start when towards the rear at this track and needs to prove he's as effective on turf as he is on the all-weather. It wouldn't surprise to see Global Style get involved after a respectable run at Windsor just four days ago and No Diggity has a claim after showing a glimpse of his old form the last twice.
By Pass 9-1 (10-10) Led until 2nd, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, 30l behind Myristica (11-2) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Global Style (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Gilbert (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Harbour Project 14-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, towards rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on without troubling leaders final furlong, 7th of 8, 3l behind Come On John (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Mofridge 40-1 (9-2) Led, joined by rival 4f out, pushed along when headed 2f out, gradually weakened, 10th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Sarkha (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Moveonup (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Raced wide, headway and soon close up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Bo Taifan (9-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
No Diggity (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Held up, headway when switched right 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Simply Gorgeous (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Persian Wolf (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, not much room briefly 2f out, headway over 1f out, carried right and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Gearing's Point (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Reel Power 18-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Recuerdame (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Sun Festival 7-2 (9-4) Prominent, pressed leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Storm Asset (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
