held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner
soon pressing leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway and forced wide bend 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
mid-division, lost place and not much room over 4f out, not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
raced keenly, prominent, lost place 6f out, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
held up in mid-division on inside, effort over 1f out, lacked pace to get on terms
prominent, lost place over 4f out, switched right bend 2f out, no impression on leaders
led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Inclement Weather scored in this grade at Kempton and is only 3lb higher but LAST DATE (NAP) placed in a tougher contest over track and trip a fortnight ago and Ivan Furtado’s charge can race off the same mark as when successful here at this time last year. Perfect Focus and Broxi were both beaten by the same horse on their latest starts with the latter coming out best on collateral form while Jenson Benson is usually thereabouts here, though both earlier wins at the track came over a longer trip.
Perfect Focus (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Blue Flame (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Broxi (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost places close home, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Blue Flame (9-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Katyusha 12-1 (8-10) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden 3f out, never in contention, 14th of 15, 17 1/4l behind Magnificence (9-2) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Moonlit Cloud 33-1 (9-5) Led, edged right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Special Mayson (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Jenson Benson (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-5) Held up, pushed along and headway on inner 3f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Dandy Maestro (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Inclement Weather 5-1 (9-6) Prominent, led and hung right over 1f out, soon headed, led again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Safe Passage (9-1) by nk, 12 ran.
Last Date 12-1 (8-8) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Light Up Our Stars (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Luna Wish 50-1 (9-9) Towards rear, wide and headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 11l behind Wimpole Hall (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Makambe (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Chased leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up and unable to quicken inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Weloof (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Magicinthemaking (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 12, 8l behind Inclement Weather (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Arlo's Sunshine 9-2 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Epic Express (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
