in touch on outside, challenged 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 3f out, weakened final 2f, tailed off
mid-division, driven 4f out, ridden over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
always behind
behind, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f, tailed off
towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, took narrow 3rd near finish, not reach front pair
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never able to challenge
tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
steadied start, held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never reached leaders
Maghfoor was placed over a shorter trip at Redcar recently but is upped in class and most of the rest have been racing on the all-weather. Thaqaffa finished in front of Roar when runner-up at Kempton while both Nylon Speed and Singing Sheriff won at the latter track last month and have gone close again subsequently. GET BACK GET BACK is yet another winner at Kempton and has undergone a wind op since. Clive Cox’ charge has won fresh from a lay-off before and gets the nod racing on Turf for the first time. Blazing Saddles has been gelded since last in action and is another to consider but Nietzsche would prefer some cut in the ground.
Thaqaffa (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind King's Advice (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Blazing Saddles 6-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, tracked leader over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 13 1/4l behind Infrastructure (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Nylon Speed (IRE) 9-4 (9-1) In touch towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Al Kout (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) In touch, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when hung left over 1f out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 5, 5 1/2l behind King's Advice (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Get Back Get Back (IRE) 5-2fav (8-12) In touch, pushed along before halfway, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Lexington Law (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Unit of Assessment (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 9f out, headed 4f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 10th of 11, 12l behind Dono di Dio (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Native Fighter (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 8th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 11, 30 1/2l behind Nelson Road (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 5f (4) gs in Apr.
Baydar 25-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, lost touch soon after halfway, tailed off, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Dono di Dio (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Starplex 100-1 (8-13) Chased leaders to 3f out, soon behind and ridden, tailed off 1f out, last of 8, 20 1/2l behind Hortzadar (9-9) at Redcar 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Ingleby Hollow 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, no extra last, weakened flat, 8th of 12, 11l behind Winston C (11-12) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Swordbill 8-1 (10-10) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 16, 20 1/2l behind Fransham (11-2) at Wetherby 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Nietzsche 20-1 (11-3) Mid-division, steady headway from 4th, ridden 2 out, 3rd and not pace of front pair final 100 yards, kept on, 3rd of 19, 2 3/4l behind Chief Justice (11-2) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Nuits St Georges (IRE) 7-2 (8-6) Took keen hold, held up, headway tracking leaders 9f out, went 2nd 8f out, led briefly over 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Billy Ray (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Singing Sheriff 9-2 (9-0) Keen close up, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, just held on (placed 2nd ), won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Arabic Culture (9-5) by shd, 9 ran.
Roar (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind King's Advice (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Maghfoor 11-4fav (9-7) In touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Mr Coco Bean (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
