held up in mid-division, headway before halfway, soon chasing leaders
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, never able to challenge
awkward start and slowly away, tailed off, soon eased
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, hard driven and strongly challenged approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly under pressure
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, lost place over 2f out
led, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out
with leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
mid-division, short of room soon after start, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, edged left, stayed on, not pace to challenge
prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon chasing winner, no extra inside final furlong
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INDIAN SKIPPER is a speculators selection ahead of Tajneed and Orpenindeed. That said Five Star Junior is easily capable of a bold show despite being set to carry top weight. The last named has yet to win a race on turf, though - which obviously tempers the confidence somewhat. Orpenindeed has also struggled on turf in this country but is very capable on his day. The seven-year-old holds a number of these on past form and, as he's been knocking on the door of late; the mount of Seb Sanders has a strong chance of being heavily involved at the business end. A similar statement applies to Tajneed, who is an out-and-out sprinter but, assuming the Met office are correct (?) he may be more effective on softer ground. Therefore, it can pay to side with Indian Skipper, who having gone close at Leicester earlier in the week, is in good form at the right time and can be expected to give us a good run for the money.
Five Star Junior (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway when not much room over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 4l behind Secret Asset (8-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Apr.
Shifting Star (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up, in touch, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Flipando (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Pusey Street Lady 16-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 9, 3/4l behind Street Power (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Galpin Junior (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Held up, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 17l behind Ingleby Arch (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Oct.
Hotham 10-1 (8-5) Tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 13l behind Castles In The Air (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Celtic Sultan (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Led, strongly challenged from over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Apr.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 16l behind Castles In The Air (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Tabaret 10-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 5l behind Gilt Edge Girl (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Protector (SAF) 25-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 18, 7l behind Kaldoun Kingdom (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Mar.
Barons Spy (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6l behind Methaaly (8-8) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Silver Wind 15-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, eased entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 14l behind Cobo Bay (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Lucky Numbers (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 5l behind Snow Bay (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Frognal (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Settled in mid-division, hung right and headway over 2f out, beaten when short of room well inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Sunrise Safari (9-3) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Misplaced Fortune 11-1 (10-7) Mid-division stands side, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, kept on and every chance until one pace final furlong, 4th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Camerooney (9-0) at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Brierty (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, carried right and ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Mo Mhuirnin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Tajneed (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Lenny Bee (8-8) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Orpenindeed (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to press leader and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Street Power (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Baby Strange 14-1 (8-3) Took keen hold, held up in rear, short lived effort well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4l behind Street Power (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Luscivious 5-1 (8-9) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr beating Highland Warrior (7-11) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Indian Skipper (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Slowly away, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, no extra, 2nd of 11, hd behind Sunrise Safari (9-3) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
