chased leader, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on until no extra and headed last strides
badly hampered start, towards rear, pushed along and struggling halfway, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms
raced wide off the pace in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, no impression
went badly right start, led 2f, chased leader, rallied inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides
behind, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms
chased leaders, disputing 2nd over 2f out, no extra in 3rd over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and hung left over 2f out
Nonrunner
North Central has won just the once in 30 starts and that was this race last year. He's 6lb higher today though and CHOC'A'MOCA is preferred. He makes a quick reappearance after scoring at Carlisle on Monday and can defy a penalty in today's company. Greenhead High was placed in soft ground here last time but has yet to win on Turf while Mecca's Team has claims on last year's best form but has been out of sorts so far this season. Magic Bounty has more scope than most of these and may do best of the remainder.
Bay Of Fires (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 17l behind Best Trip (8-9) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Mecca's Team 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 12l behind Mercers Row (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.
Greenhead High 6-1 (9-2) Led, came center over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and lost 2 places final strides, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Prince James (8-8) at Catterick 6f app hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Choc'a'moca (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Led until over 2f out, led again approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Cruise Tothelimit (9-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Rutterkin (USA) 16-1 (8-1) Dwelt in rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 6l behind Green Park (9-4) at Chester 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Ursus 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind North Central (9-11) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun '11.
Magic Bounty 16-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Dutch Rose (8-11) at Catterick 7f mdn stks 0-65 (6) gf in May.
North Central (USA) 11-2 (9-5) Slowly away, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Crimson Knot (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in May.
Irrational 18-1 (8-11) Dwelt tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind Half A Billion (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Crabbies Ginger 40-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 10l behind Argentine (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Hugenot (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In rear, never a factor, 9th of 12, 20l behind Atlantis Crossing (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Chambers (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 18l behind Circuitous (9-5) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
