chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
awkwardly away, held up, headway halfway, went 2nd entering final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
chased leaders on rail, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish
chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd entering final furlong, no extra
NonRunner
Indian Tinker has claims back in this lower grade but a poor strike-rate is off-putting as he looks to end a long losing run. Oriental Splendour is regularly placed but has yet to win and testing ground is a worry for him while Hit The Lights was well ahead of Windforpower when scoring over track and trip recently but has been well beaten since off today's higher mark. ORIENT CLASS is back on winning mark and was not beaten far when fifth on the all-weather last month. Paul Midgley's charge should go close and gets the nod.
Oriental Splendour (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Burning Thread (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Bronze Beau 28-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 20 1/4l behind Ladweb (9-2) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Hit The Lights (IRE) 9-1 (9-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Mitchum (9-5) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Orient Class 15-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Point North (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
New Lease Of Life 6-1 (9-12) Led, 6 lengths clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Mitchum (9-9) at Redcar 5f stks (6) hvy in Apr.
Windforpower (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Hit The Lights (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Indian Tinker 17-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Ladweb (9-2) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.