upset in stalls and slowly away, soon chasing leaders ridden and weakened well over 1f out
chased winner, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, lost 2nd 120 yards out, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders soon after, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
last pair, never on terms
pushed along and struggling throughout, always behind
chased leaders, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd 120 yards out and and closed, carried left well inside final furlong, not reach winner
raced on near side rail, made all, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on
Patching bolted up in a similar contest at Yarmouth a couple of weeks ago so goes on the short-list here. Halinka was just beaten over this trip at Salisbury last time but Auric Goldfinger hasn’t raced since second at Brighton in April. Mark Johnston and Joe Fanning teamed up for a winner at Royal Ascot on Saturday and the partnership can strike again here with KIRIBATI. Sharing top rating, the gelding looked to be coming to hand last time at Hamilton and drops a grade for this.
Auric Goldfinger (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, chased leaders, switched right 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Darkroom Angel (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Brimham Rocks (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Go On Mayson 50-1 (8-9) Always behind, 11th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Meteor Light (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Halinka (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, switched right over 7f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, every chance closing stages, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Ashazuri (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Kiribati 9-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 3l behind Cliff Bay (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Meteoric Riser (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, dist behind Cribbs Causeway (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Patching 7-2 (9-0) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, ridden clear, won at Yarmouth 1m stks (6) gf in Jun beating Ocean Temptress (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Pinnata (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Oasis Charm (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.