slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, pushed along halfway, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, just held
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon 2nd, led 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just held on
chased leader until just after halfway, weakened 2f out
held up last, switched left inside final 3f, soon ridden, went 4th 2f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong
led until 2f, chased winner until ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure in 3rd inside final furlong
Picanight and Zafraaj are hard to fancy on these terms but there's little between the remaining trio on official ratings. However, Bonjour Steve is without a win in 13 starts and his best efforts to date have been over further while Yankee Red was still beaten seven lengths when runner-up at Yarmouth last time. COMMANCHERO has not looked like winning so far but finished a lot closer at Kempton on his latest start and his stable continues to rattle up the winners. Andrew Balding's colt may be up to landing this on his return to action.
Bonjour Steve 16-1 (9-2) Outpaced in rear, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Scarborough (9-0) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Comanchero (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along on outside and not quicken 2f out, no progress after, 7th of 9, 5l behind Secret Archive (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Picanight 6-1 (8-2) Broke smartly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 12l behind It's All A Game (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Yankee Red 66-1 (9-1) Took keen hold tracking leaders, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Golden Steps (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f mdn auc stks (5) gd in Apr.
Zafraaj 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Coiste Bodhar (8-10) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft.