held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders turning in, plugged on in well held 5th final furlong,
held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on well
soon chasing leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden turning in, weakened final furlong, eased when no chance
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders turning in, went 3rd and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner
raced wide in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened home turn
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, outpaced home turn, weakened soon after
held up towards rear of mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
quickly away, led, went clear over 2f out, reduced lead turning in, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd final 100 yards
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, plugged on in well held 4th inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd turning in, weakened final furlong
never closer than mid-division, pushed along on inside home turn, soon weakened
slowly into stride and switched left start, held up and always in rear, tailed off
wore hood and led to post, started slowly, always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, never a factor, tailed off
PAWS FOR THOUGHT was making his seasonal debut when caught in the final strides in last year’s renewal. He finished ahead of 2021 winner Broken Spear on that occasion with recent Catterick winner Roundhay Park further behind and can go one better. Mellys Flyer won over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton last month while Maysong scored over a mile at Redcar but Gorak is 9lb higher than when successful at Doncaster. Another Batt slips further down the weights and has a shout.
Another Batt (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 13, 4l behind Isla Kai (9-9) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Hodler (GER) 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Rebel Territory (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Roman Dragon 25-1 (9-3) Wore hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Strike Red (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Gorak (FR) 8-13fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, chased winner halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Tylos (9-10) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Roundhay Park 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Catterick 6f hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Motawaazy (9-8) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Oso Rapido (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, slightly hampered inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds, 5th of 10, 4l behind Hiya Maite (9-2) at Wetherby 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Maysong 6-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6 1/4l behind Al Mubhir (9-5) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Paws For Thought (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Prominent, raced very wide until switched left to lead 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Yanifer (9-13) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Broken Spear 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on well to challenge inside final furlong, always held by winner, 2nd of 8, nk behind Coco Bear (9-2) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Roudemental (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 17th of 22, 29l behind Harswell Duke (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Mellys Flyer 9-4fav (9-10) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Mamillius (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
San Isidro (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Edged left start, mid-division, pulled hard, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Dingle (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Devasboy 33-1 (8-11) Slowly away, rear mid-division, shaken up and switched left over 2f out, soon ridden and no real progress, 10th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Chasing Aphrodite (9-13) at Ascot 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
He's A Gentleman (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Tiempo Star (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
