tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
planted in stalls, refused to race
Nonrunner
GENTLEMEN (NAP) has been in fine form so far this year, winning three of his four starts including a double over track and trip. He’s upped in class for this but may not have stopped improving yet. Nuno Tristan has been running well in similar company but is 9lb higher than his win at Wolverhampton in January. He should have the beating of Crosse Fire on collateral form but Hoofalong is not out of this off his current mark on a close-up fourth to Boom The Groom in a Class 2 sprint at Wolverhampton earlier this year.
Hoofalong 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Dougan (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Crosse Fire 9-1 (8-9) Dwelt, raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, no impression, 6th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Normal Equilibrium (8-13) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Gentlemen 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Torreon (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Nuno Tristan (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Mounted on track, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Moon River (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.