steadied in rear, behind, never nearer
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms
keen in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, under pressure over 4f out, rallied over 1f out, never a threat
prominent, lost place over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon led, headed 2f out, faded
mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
A winner over hurdles here, ITALIAN RIVIERA (NAP) romped home by five lengths over course and distance last time. Kenneth Slack’s charge looks worth sticking with despite an 8lb hike in the weights and is preferred to Bodacious Name, placed over a longer trip at Pontefract when last on the Flat. Golden Jeffrey is fit from hurdling and won on the level at Musselburgh last season while Dew Pond has the past form to figure but missed the whole of last year and faded badly in the closing stages of a comeback run at Ripon last month.
Mambo Dancer 16-1 (9-9) Slowly away, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 15l behind Northwest Frontier (9-7) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gf in May.
Golden Jeffrey (SWI) 12-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened before last, 5th of 13, 22 1/2l behind Cool Mix (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Dew Pond 20-1 (9-10) Raced wide, tracked leader until 10f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind On Fire (9-13) at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Italian Riviera 11-4fav (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in May beating The Resdev Way (9-6) by 5l, 10 ran.
Bodacious Name (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon chased winner, no impression, 2nd of 13, 10l behind Subcontinent (11-0) at Perth 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
General Allenby 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced, kept on before last, no impression, 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Dragon D'Estruval (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 6f (4) gd in May.
Adrakhan (FR) 11-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 19 1/4l behind Indian Vision (8-7) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Simmo's Partytrick (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led and soon clear, reduced lead 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 2l behind St Malo (9-3) at Catterick 1m 6f stks (6) gd in Jun.
Fillydelphia (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, keen in last trio, never a factor, last of 11, 26 1/4l behind Thankyou Very Much (9-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Mar.