towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, staying on when short of room inside final furlong
in touch, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed final strides
keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, lost place 2f out, rallied inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
towards rear, pushed along when short of room approaching 2f out, not recover
dwelt in touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
keen led, headed 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on strongly to lead final strides
in rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Royal Emerther ran in the Windsor Castle as a two-year-old. He’s obviously not up to that level but should be good enough to make an impact in a handicap like this racing off a mark of 54. Clipsham Gold was backed to beat a subsequent winner at Lingfield last month but it would be no surprise to see SHABS go one better than at Windsor, despite a 3lb rise.
Shabs 2-1fav (9-5) Slightly hampered start, mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Midnight Train (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Clipsham Gold (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Mounted in chute, wore hood and late to post, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind Nietzsche's Star (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Qwicken (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Disputed lead, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Coaxing (9-2) at Catterick 7f mdn fll stks (6) gf in May.
Make A Prophet (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Close up far side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Miss Britain (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Royal Emerther (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, plugged on final 2f, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Woodlands Charm (9-2) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Siraju 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened, 9th of 12, 13 1/2l behind May Punch (9-1) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Alwajd (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Hodler (9-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Teasyweasy 50-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, mid-division, ridden 2f out, briefly short for room 1f out, no extra, 7th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Mary Of Modena (9-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
The Grey Wolf (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Went left start, soon switched left to chase leaders towards far side, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 13th of 16, 14 3/4l behind Kodebreaker (9-2) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gd in May.
Hello Power (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind The Covex Kid (9-0) at Beverley 7f hcp (6) gf in May.
Sian Mist 18-1 (9-2) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 9th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Pocket The Profit (9-12) at Wolverhampton 5f (6) pol in Oct.
Hot Mop 125-1 (8-4) Towards rear, ridden inside final 3f, never involved, 9th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Eternal Glory (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in May.
