soon led, pushed along and headed turning in, ridden and weakened over 1f out
pressed leader, led turning in, hung right over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon ridden and hung back left, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair on inside, headway hanging left when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never able to challenge
chased leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon ridden and stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and lost 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
held up last, good headway out wide 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well
Be Fair won over today’s trip at Wolverhampton on his penultimate start while Brute Force finished runner-up over track and trip in April when just ahead of MARDOOF. But the latter was beaten only a length in a higher grade contest back here last time and is taken to reverse running on this occasion. Against The Odds has been off the track since 2018 and has switched yards.
Against The Odds 8-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along and headway on outer over 3f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Mardoof (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-1) Chased leader on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Beggarman (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in May.
Be Fair 10-11fav (9-13) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure inside final furlong, kept on close home, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Marie Paradis (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Bayston Hill 12-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Flower Of Thunder (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Typewritten (USA) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, lost place 7f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Morning Symphony (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Brute Force 11-2 (9-4) Led, headed 13f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Chef De Troupe (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.