held up towards rear, closed 3rd, not fluent 5th, pushed along after last, no impression final 100 yards
held up towards rear, well beaten after 2 out
led, ridden and headed last, no extra towards finish
prominent, ridden after 2 out, sligthly outpaced after last, stayed on final 100 yards
in rear, not fluent 4th or 7th, headway after 2 out, stayed on well run-in, led towards finish
prominent, mistake and lost place 4th, well beaten after 2 out
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, closed next, led last, stayed on, headed towards finish
NonRunner
This is a competitive finale and Blakeney Point and Alqamar look up against it returning from a break. Ben Haslam’s pair, THATBEATSBANAGHER and Our Laura B, are both recent winners but preference is for Richie McLernon’s mount. Pyramid Place is back on his favoured ground and City Derby won at Wetherby two runs ago. Curley Finger can be hard to catch if allowed an easy lead but has just looked in the handicapper’s grip lately.
Alqamar 15-2 (11-10) In rear, slightly hampered 2nd, driven and struggling before 3 out, no impression, well behind and hit last, 10th of 11, dist behind Kerosine Light (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Blakeney Point 13-2 (11-12) Always last, mistake and reminder 10th, lost touch before 3 out, last of 6, 37 1/2l behind Rickety Gate (10-2) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Curley Finger (IRE) 5-2fav (11-9) Led, hit 4 out, ridden approaching last where headed, no extra run-in, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hoganville (11-7) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Thatbeatsbanagher (IRE) 10-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, disputed lead 3 out, soon pushed along, led narrowly 2 out, ridden run-in and asserted, won at Newcastle 3m hcp (4) gd in May beating You Some Boy (11-8) by 2l, 12 ran.
Pyramid Place (IRE) 18-5 (12-0) In rear, some headway home turn, pushed along and made no impression 2 out, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Gwennie May Boy (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in May.
Palm Beach (IRE) 18-1 (11-8) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced 4 out, plugged on for third run-in, 3rd of 6, 13 1/2l behind Calico (11-3) at Perth 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
City Derby (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 8th, every chance when mistake 2 out, lost 4th and weakened flat, 5th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Off To A Flyer (11-3) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Our Laura B (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, shaken up and led 2 out, soon pushed along, stayed on strongly and drew clear run-in, won at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Emily Wade (10-10) by 6 1/2l, 12 ran.
