chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly away and lost all chance, always in rear
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
always towards rear, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, no extra towards finish
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not reach leaders
chased leaders on inside, kept on towards finish, never going pace to get involved
chased leaders on outside, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
Tropics won last year’s inaugural running with Udontdodou behind but the former is 3lb higher today. Cowboy Soldier won at Kempton before finishing in front of Royal Birth, Saaheq and Poyle Vinnie at York while Venturous arrives in fine form but is upped in class off a 6lb higher mark after scoring at Redcar. Encore d'Or has gone off the boil and A MOMENTOFMADNESS has not been at his best of late. But the latter returns to the all-weather for the first time since winning at Kempton over a year ago and given he’s won four of only six starts on artificial surfaces, Charlie Hills’ sprinter gets a speculative vote to return to form.
Encore d'Or 33-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Mabs Cross (9-10) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Tropics (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent on outside, every chance approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Equitation (8-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
A Momentofmadness 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 16th of 19, 10 3/4l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-4) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Royal Birth 33-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 16th of 21, 6 3/4l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Cowboy Soldier (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 21, 3 1/2l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Saaheq 6-1fav (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, no impression, 12th of 21, 5 1/4l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Lord Riddiford (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Led until over 2f out, soon lost place, 11th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-4) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Udontdodou 9-1 (9-5) In rear, headway final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Walk On Walter (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Poyle Vinnie 28-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 21, 4 1/4l behind Copper Knight (9-3) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Venturous (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway towards near side of group and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Redcar 5f hcp (3) gf in May beating Makanah (9-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
