steadied and went right start, off the pace and always towards rear
wore hood to post, chased leaders in centre, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, always held
chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, soon went 2nd, every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
wore hood to post, chased leaders in centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced near side, off the pace towards rear, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, almost snatched never nearer 4th
raced near side, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, held on
raced far side of group, off the pace towards rear, never on terms
bumped start, off the pace and always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leading trio
raced near side, led until 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off
raced centre, outpaced and always behind
John O’Shea’s yard has won the last two renewals including with MACS DILEMMA (NAP) last year. The latter won a total of three times in five outings here in 2022 and will be sharper for a recent comeback. Flagman won at Kempton on his reappearance while Pinwheel was narrowly beaten at Brighton and Cashew placed at Lingfield. Rich Rhythm and Vape return to today’s trip with a shout and Carlton Banks travels over from Ireland having tumbled down the weights.
Youarenotforgiven 12-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Ring of Light (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Macs Dilemma (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Otago (8-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Cashew (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Mamillius (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Pinwheel (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Handy, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, headed on line, 2nd of 6, hd behind Big Bard (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Rich Rhythm 5-2jfav (9-9) Restless in stalls, chased leaders, ridden in 3rd inside final 2f, no chance with leading duo final furlong, weakened into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Mary Of Modena (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) sft in May.
Vape 28-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2nd two places towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind One More Dream (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Gilt Edge 25-1 (9-6) Prominent, raced keenly, outpaced when not much room and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Under The Twilight (9-8) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Desert (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 14 1/2l behind Nomasee (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Carlton Banks (IRE) 7-1 (10-1) Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, eased over 1f out, 9th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Dazzling Spirit (9-1) at Killarney 1m hcp sft in Oct.
John O'Groats (FR) 100-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led after 1f and soon clear, still 15 lengths ahead 4f out, reduced lead and pushed along inside final 3f, headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened rapidly turning in, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Chantico (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Mar.
Flagman 28-1 (9-2) Awkward start, in rear, pushed along 2f out, rapid headway 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in May beating Fiscal Policy (9-9) by shd, 8 ran.
