prominent, ridden 4f out, lost place over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, struck by rivals whip inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden to lead 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, not quicken
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
keen, mid-division, headway 6f out, weakened when not much room over 2f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, not much room 2f out, never dangerous
led early, prominent, pushed along over 7f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened 1f out
behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
behind, headway over 3f out, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, reminders after 2f, ridden when switched left and headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on
pulled hard, always behind
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace
River Alhaarth made a highly satisfactory reappearance at Newbury last month and is taken to resume winning ways at the main expense of Gringo and Jack of Trumps. The last mentioned is entitled to come on for his reappearance effort and has a decent draw in stall two so has to be respected. Quizzene would take all the beating if he was able to reproduce the form that he showed to win here last term but Mark Johnston's gelding has been expensive to follow since then and is hard to recommend. Mick Easterby's Sporting Gesture is gradually coming back to a fair mark and a market move for him would be of interest, while Nessen Dorma is gradually dropping down the weights but is still 5lbs higher than when last successful. Anything that Barry Hills sends out as this fixture has to be respected and Gringo is no exception but River Alhaarth is less exposed than his opponents and is taken to resume winning ways.
Le Corvee (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 16, 6l behind Mikao (8-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
River Alhaarth (IRE) 6-1fav (9-1) In touch, pushed along 4f out, driven to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, 2nd of 15, nk behind Prince Samos (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Jack of Trumps (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, outpaced and ridden over 3f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Top Seed (8-7) at Bath 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Quizzene (USA) 4-1 (8-12) Chased leader until over 2f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Vengeance (9-3) at Epsom 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Apr.
Graham Island 7-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, set slow pace, quicken over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, not quicken, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Newnham (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Sporting Gesture 20-1 (8-10) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Vengeance (9-3) at Epsom 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Apr.
Nessen Dorma (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Led, pushed along over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 15, 12l behind Maneki Neko (8-7) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Stretton (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) In touch, driven along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 18l behind Bethanys Boy (8-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Gringo 9-2 (8-8) Towards rear, still plenty to do over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 6l behind Yakimov (8-6) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Merrymaker 16-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, driven along in rear, moderate headway final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 14, 7l behind Miss Provvidence (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Petrula 5-1 (9-5) Chased leader to 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 15l behind Leslingtaylor (7-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Mr Aitch (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Always prominent, led 2f out, ridden 1f out, held on well, won at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) frm in Sept beating Bold Diktator (9-4) by a nk, 15 ran.
Silverhay 6-1 (11-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Takes Tutu (11-2) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Modaffaa 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong to press for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Top Seed (8-7) at Bath 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in Apr.
