tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced 5f out, rallied into 2nd 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
in touch, lost place 8f out, weakened over 5f out
slowly into stride, last pair, closer on inside 8f out, 5th and one pace final 2f
chased leaders, led approaching final 3f, clear over 2f out, ridden 2f out, reduced lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken towards finish
took keen hold, in touch, lost place 8f out, never on terms after
led until narrowly headed 5f out, chased leader until ridden over 3f out, chased leading pair until approaching final 2f, weakened well over 1f out
stated slowly, took keen hold in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance 1f out, not quicken in 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, lost place 8f out, rallied on outside under pressure over 2f out, 4th and one pace final 2f
took keen hold, tracked leader, led narrowly 5f out until pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden chasing leaders, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
A race that will not take a lot of winning and SURPRISE US is offered up as a tentative selection. Mark Gillard's eight-year-old placed in this race off a 1lb higher mark last year, and having gone close over course and distance last month, he has more positives than most. Bernard Llewellyn has farmed races of this nature over the years and Petrify and Marengo have claims on the pick of their form. The trainer also returns Sweet World to the Flat some 10lb lower than on his last appearance and the veteran should be fresh from a recent outing over hurdles. Andrew Balding sent out the winner of this race in 2013 so Perfect Legend has to be treated with the utmost respect despite folding tamely on his latest start at Salisbury.
Marengo 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Avocadeau (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Captain George (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 6l behind Castle Combe (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Ring Eye (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 16l behind Plane Song (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Distant High 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 12l behind Hound Music (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Perfect Legend 8-1 (8-6) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 7, 25l behind Felix Fabulla (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Descaro (USA) 28-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, last of 7, 11l behind Taro Tywod (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5) in Apr.
Petrify 4-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in 6th, pushed along over 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on under strong pressure to take 2nd final 100 yards, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Look Here's Al (7-10) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Mexican Mick 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader until ridden 4f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Bethan (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Surprise Us 20-1 (8-6) Led, ridden along over 3f out, driven and pressed inside final furlong, kept on well until headed 50 yards out, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Nora Batty (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Sweet World 14-1 (9-8) Took keen hold, led early, chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3f out, 11th of 14, 27l behind Before Bruce (8-13) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Jul '12.
