mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, driven to chase winner 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, held towards finish
chased leaders, 2nd 3f out until ridden and edged left 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well and in command towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up towards rear, last and not much room over 2f out, went 5th final furlong and some late headway, never involved
slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside over 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
pressed winner, pushed along over 6f out, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, eased
Some one-paced and thoroughly exposed stayers are facing the starter in this but Wordiness will probably be happy to feel the sand beneath his hooves again after a couple of runs over marathon trips at Bath. Marshall Aid is now 0-16 but usually makes the frame and it would be no surprise if he finally got his head in front in a race like this. YASIR never seems to run two races alike but has shown a liking for this track in the past - he’s not badly treated if on his best behaviour.
Bridey's Lettuce (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Rail Dancer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Marshall Aid (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Amanto (10-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Mishko (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 24l behind Fresh Kingdom (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Astrosecret 25-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, dist behind Glorious Legend (8-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Wordiness 7-4fav (9-12) Dwelt, tracked leaders, took keen hold and took closer order halfway, effort over 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 4, 5 1/4l behind Danglydontask (9-9) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (6) fm in Apr.
Yasir (USA) 66-1 (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Pushaq (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
The Juggler 4-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Regal Gait (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Oyster Card 7-1 (8-7) Led 1f, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind Scrafton (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.