held up, in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
in touch, outpaced over 6f out, rallied over 4f out, every chance over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed closing stages, kept on same pace
chased leaders, lost place well over 3f out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, led again closing stages, headed post
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post
held up, towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
behind, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, in touch, lost place 3f out
SINBAD THE SAILOR went close over 2m1f at Bath before scoring over hurdles in May. He should be thereabouts at the finish while Cavalieri won over 2m at Wolverhampton in November but has not raced since last year. Balmusette won over 1m6f at Redcar recently and Desktop scored over the same trip at Wetherby on his penultimate start and has also won over today’s distance before. It’s been some time since Nafaath last raced on the Flat but he’s not badly treated on his best form of 2014 while Rosette may finish a lot closer stepping up in distance with a leading amateur on board.
Nafaath (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, no impression, 4th of 11, 5l behind Walter White (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Bowdler's Magic 15-2 (11-7) Always towards rear, tailed off, 6th of 12, dist behind Ash Park (11-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Cavalieri (IRE) 7-4jfav (9-11) Tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1l behind King Olav (9-13) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sinbad The Sailor 11-2 (11-7) Held up, headway before 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, driven to challenge flat, led close home, won at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May beating Wake Your Dreams (11-12) by ns, 9 ran.
Desktop 3-1fav (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 11 3/4l behind Duke Of Diamonds (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Rosette 25-1 (9-8) Tracked leading pair on inside until 8f out, lost 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out, went modest 4th again inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 15 3/4l behind Dawn Horizons (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
Nashville (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Keen in rear, ridden 4f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 32 1/2l behind Bulas Belle (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Balmusette 5-1 (8-10) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, challenged inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Jun beating Kiwayu (9-10) by hd, 9 ran.
Medieval Bishop (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Led, hard driven when headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind The New Pharaoh (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Perennial 10-1 (9-5) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 5l behind Stoneham (9-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Madrasa (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Mr Boss Man (10-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
