held up in last pair, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in 5th, headway 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
pressed leader, led 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, challenged over 4f out, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, led again well inside final furlong, held on
led until 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, soon hung left, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge
It was soft ground when DEEP RESOLVE finished third at Redcar. With improvement expected stepping up in trip and one of the leading amateurs on board, he gets the nod. Newgate Queen was also placed in testing ground at Newcastle last time and today's rider can claim 7lb while Lightning Shower and Come On Sunshine should both handle today's underfoot conditions. Alex Ferguson rode a few winners last season and he'll be hoping Enquiring returns to form for this.
Lightning Shower (USA) 3-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 8l behind Cosette (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
Deep Resolve (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Last to break, soon recovered and led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, short of room briefly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Innocent Touch (9-7) at Redcar 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Come On Sunshine 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 19l behind Blue Atlantic (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Newgate Queen 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until over 3f out, handy 3rd, challenged on inside from 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra in 3rd last 110 yards, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Sirpertan (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Apr.
Enquiring 4-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, pushed along halfway, reminders and struggling over 4f out, plugged on final 2f, never involved, 5th of 9, 14l behind Gimme Five (9-1) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Apr.
Blue Talisman (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 24l behind Maxie T (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
That Be Grand 100-1 (8-2) In rear when faltered and stumbled entering final 6f, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 32l behind Eddiemaurice (8-11) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Sep.