held up rear of mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, bumped 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always prominet, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, headed last stride
keen in mid-division on outside, headway 3f out, no impression over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden and edged left over 1f out, never on terms
pulled hard, with leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
in touch, took keen hold, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
led until over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, behind, ridden 4f out, effort on inside over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, not much room 1f out, stayed on well to lead last stride
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and bumped 1f out, stayed on
A competitive race for the money and one where the tentative selection is TRANSFER, with Parc Des Princes, Recalcitrant and King Zeal among the dangers. The Charlie Morlock-trained pick has slipped to a career-low mark of 60 for this handicap, while he is also dropped in trip to what is perhaps a more suitable 10f. Both runs this season have given hope that his next win is not that far away and we hope that he can act on the fast ground and come up trumps. Parc Des Princes was runner-up over this trip at Bath and has won over further, so David Probert is likely to try and make this into a genuine test on a course that suits that style of running. His chance is much respected. Recalcitrant wants rattling fast ground and conditions are not much different to that, so he should be closely involved, while King Zeal is chasing a hat-trick after successive Nottingham wins. He has gone up 10lbs for the most recent of those and will do well to defy that sort of rise. Finzi Contini would be interesting if backed but has plenty to prove on the going and Transfer gets the nod.
Parc Des Princes (USA) 3-1fav (9-7) Slowly away, behind, headway over 3f out, led just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression close home, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Welsh Anthem (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Urban Space 9-2 (8-3) Tracked leader until over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened and hung over 1f out, 5th of 6, 9l behind Brett Vale (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in Sep.
King Zeal (IRE) 9-4fav (8-4) Made all, clear 3f out, unchallenged, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gs beating Marjury Daw (9-4) by 5l, 11 ran.
Transfer 6-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Harare (9-0) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Recalcitrant 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 7th of 11, 5l behind Ocean Of Peace (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Finzi Contini (FR) 33-1 (10-1) last of 11, 10l behind Satwa Duke (10-6) at Cagnes-sur-mer(FR) 1m 4f stk std in Feb '09.
Great Bounder (CAN) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, lost place over 4f out, rallied to chase leaders over 3f out, stayed on under pressure, never able to challenge, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Cyril The Squirrel (7-13) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gf.
Duneen Dream (USA) 7-2fav (8-11) Soon tracked leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar beating Home (9-1) by ns, 12 ran.
Royal Indulgence 33-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway racing keenly over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 11, 43l behind Harare (9-0) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Rowaad 28-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 14, well behind Rossini's Dancer (9-11) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gd in Sep.
Corrib (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Hampered soon after start, mid-division, lost place over 4f out, not clear run on inside over 3f out, headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 15, 6l behind Dark Ranger (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd.
James Pollard (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased clear winner 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Eye Of Eternity (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp 0-55 (6) gf.
Devon Diva 100-1 (8-4) Always behind, last of 11, 23l behind Very Well Red (8-13) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gd in May.
Aragall (GER) 9-4fav (9-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Dream Win (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
