held up and behind, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner but kept on for 2nd
tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly and behind, tailed off and eased final 2f
slowly into stride and awkwardly away, held up in last pair, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, no chance with leading pair, ridden and weakened into 4th over 1f out
steadied start, held up in last trio, trying to make a forward move when hampered and lost momentum over 2f out, not recover
close 3rd on inside, went 2nd turning in, led over 1f out, stayed on well
held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, soon switched right, went 4th inside final 3f, no impression and weakened into 5th inside final 2f
raced wide tracking leaders, weakened inside final 3f
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SCAMPI (NAP) has a good strike- rate on good or quicker ground and the way he travelled into contention to land a competitive Class 2 handicap at the Dante meeting was impressive. A 6lb rise seems harsh but he has course experience on his side. Caius Chorister is the other course and distance winner on show and his two wins here last season were by 12 and 19 lengths respectively. He was hit hard by the assessor but returned to form here on his reappearance and can't be left out of calculations despite a career-high mark. Max Mayhem did well to score on stable debut at Kempton and it's hard not to see him involved again off a 4lb higher rating with Ascot winner Sheer Rocks completing the shortlist.
Lucander (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Midfield, pushed along and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Scampi (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Caius Chorister (FR) 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bad Company (8-12) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Max Mayhem 15-2 (9-4) Raced wide in mid-division, smooth headway out wide over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ran on well and always doing enough, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr beating Hms President (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Jungle Cove (IRE) 9-2 (12-6) 2nd of 25, 4l behind Stuzzikini (12-3) at Punchestown 1m 7f Good - Yielding in Apr.
Scampi 16-1 (8-7) Raced wide in touch, good headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, readily, won at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May beating Sam Cooke (9-9) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Sheer Rocks 11-1 (9-2) Reared up as stalls opened, soon recovered into mid-division on inside, good headway on rail over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in May beating Ravens Ark (8-9) by 1l, 8 ran.
Haliphon 16-1 (10-3) Held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Blazeon Five (9-9) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) sft in May.
Green Team (FR) 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 16 1/2l behind Sheer Rocks (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in May.
Sea King 11-4jfav (9-6) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Cemhaan (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
