tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hung badly left over 2f out, soon eased
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, led and hung left over over 1f out, driven and headed well inside final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on well
tracked leaders, lost place over 4fout
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied to challenge over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, all out
Nonrunner
VELOSO is in great heart and can land the Doncaster finale; possibly at the main expense of Maraased and Chocolate Caramel. The last named has a bit to find with the selection but returns to turf on a handy mark. Admittedly it's been a while since he tasted success, so does need everything to go his way. Maraased, by way of contrast, is unexposed and thus open to improvement at the trip. He does need to step things up from his reappearance effort though. Followers of the 'Fallon factor' need to consider it's been 213 days since Twist Again saw racecourse action so her fitness has to be taken on trust. However, she has a likeable attitude and can go well for the former champion jockey. Nevertheless, Veloso has all the ticks in the right boxes and, having proved his effectiveness on grass, the Jeremy Glover-trained gelding is fancied to brush aside his rising handicap mark whilst his confidence is on such a high.
Kimberley Downs (USA) 22-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on inside, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 36l behind Trip The Light (8-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.
Maraased 14-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd post, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Kristallo (9-6) at Kempton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Twist Again (IRE) 10-3fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep beating Orsippus (8-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, last of 8, 39l behind Stanstill (9-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (0-90) (3) fbs in Mar.
Royal Trooper (IRE) 5-1fav (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Red Wine (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Sri Kuantan (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden and flashed tail and weakened 4f out, last of 11, well behind Waahej (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Lady Hestia (USA) 9-4fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, niggled along entering straight, driven along over 2f out, weakened 2f out, eased when well beaten final furlong, 9th of 10, 16l behind Bollin Judith (8-3) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Veloso (FR) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led approaching 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 14, shd behind My Arch (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
