Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside the final furlong
Never better than midfield
Chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened
There is little between DASHING RAT and Open Mind on these terms as both return from lengthy absences. The former is preferred over today’s trip on last year’s placed efforts, though the latter has been gelded. Kitaab debuts for a new yard on his return having also been gelded but Phinow hasn’t raced since last summer and the newcomer Zero Carbon is out of a winner over a mile.
Dashing Rat 11-8fav (9-5) Close-up, niggled after 3f out, ridden in 3rd after 2f out, dropped to 4th late on, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Silver Kitten (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Kitaab 17-2 (9-2) Raced keenly, in touch with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind Bayraq (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Open Mind 6-5fav (9-5) Always leaving stalls, raced keenly towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Boondoggle (9-5) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Phinow (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Atomic Lady (9-0) at Ripon 5f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Zero Carbon (FR) Acclamation colt out of Clotilde.
Cittone 10-1 (8-11) Slowly away, behind, edged left over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Mr Beaufort (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Irlandais Intrigue (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Held up, struggling 3f out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Another Romance (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Apr.