made all, drew clear well over 1f out, very easily
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, soon struggling and tailed off
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
NonRunner
COLLODI landed a double over 1m2f last year, including a win in soft going at Chepstow. He hasn’t raced since December but Monzino and Never Say, who both have more recent outings, continue to struggle and Neil Mulholland’s charge can make a winning reappearance. Gabrial The Duke and Chant also return to action with the former preferred as he tumbled down the weights last year and the latter would prefer faster ground.
Collodi (GER) 5-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, weakened last, 7th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Satanic Beat (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Gabrial The Duke (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Champagne Champ (10-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Monzino (USA) 33-1 (9-9) Raced wide in rear, steady headway on outer to lead 5f out, soon clear, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Rainbow Lad (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Never Say (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) In rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Metronomic (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (6) gf in May.
Chant (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) With leader, led 10f out, headed over 2f out, no chance with winner, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 23 1/4l behind Cartwright (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.