held up towards rear, plugged on late, never on terms with leaders
held up in mid-division, headway far side of group and ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, not reach winner
chased leader until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened soon after
half-reared start, raced keenly towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on
held up in mid-division, good headway near side of group over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
reared as stalls opened and slowly away, always behind
off the pace and always towards rear
Lockdown Lass placed at Thirsk on her return to the Turf but has a poor strike rate and ROMANOVICH is less exposed. The latter was beaten only a neck over today’s trip at Brighton recently and first-time cheekpieces may bring the improvement that sees him off the mark. Dodgy Bob has been in winning form at Wolverhampton and beat the selection back in March but Bomb Squad has done all his winning over 6f so far and Madrinho is preferred.
Madrinho (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside last, went 2nd final 55 yards, not reach leader, 2nd of 11, nk behind Autumn Flight (9-8) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Kinz (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, asked for effort 3f out, no extra soon after, last of 14, 21 1/4l behind Darvel (9-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Bomb Squad (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Close up, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 15, 1l behind Isle Of Dreams (9-13) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Dodgy Bob 40-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 5f out, led again 2f out, ridden out gamely(hand time), won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Mar beating Sirius White (9-2) by hd, 12 ran.
Red Bravo (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Strategic Fortune (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Romanovich (IRE) 9-2jfav (9-1) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway when switched left approaching final furlong, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Fact Or Fable (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Lockdown Lass 4-1fav (8-9) Held up, keen approaching halfway, pushed along when switched right 2f out, rallied when ridden inside final furlong, clear in third final 110 yards but not pace of front pair, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Miss Calculation (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Moveonup (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Raced wide, in touch, ridden over 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Fact Or Fable (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Epeius (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Jkr Cobbler (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Nemorum 28-1 (8-8) Raced wide prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Two Summers (8-11) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
