towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
in rear, pushed along 7f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, reminders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, led briefly entering final furlong, stayed on one pace
in touch, pushed along and headway 3f out, no impression final 2f
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
slowly away, pushed along and soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up well off the pace, pushed along 7f out, soon struggling, behind final 3f
raced wide close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, eased 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
NonRunner
NOT SO SLEEPY (NAP) won a handicap over 1m2f here in 2017 and though unable to score again on the Flat won over hurdles in February. He's been placed in better handicaps on several occasions and Ryan Moore has been booked. Eddystone Rock had dropped to a lowly mark when scoring at Leicester and is just 3lb higher while Maybe Today won a Class 2 handicap at Lingfield and a 4lb rise isn't insurmountable, though runner-up Fire Fighting should reverse the form on the revised terms. Reshoun would be the pick of these in the unlikely event of soft ground as he landed a 1m6f Class 2 handicap on heavy going at Haydock in September.
Not So Sleepy 3-1 (11-10) Raced freely, led, not fluent 4th, headed 3 out, losing place when mistake 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 19l behind Commanche Red (11-12) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) In rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 5l behind Aasheq (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Mount Tahan (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, raced wide in touch, carried badly right bend approaching 6f out and lost all chance, switched left to rejoin main group over 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Aasheq (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Maybe Today 6-1 (8-8) Raced wide tracked leader, led entering final 2f, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating Fire Fighting (9-7) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Manjaam (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 11th of 16, 20 1/4l behind Forbidden Planet (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Eddystone Rock (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Dwelt tracked leaders after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, switched right and ran on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Mandalayan (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Guns of Leros (USA) 20-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, driven forward to lead after 1f, headed over 4f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 21 1/2l behind Caspar The Cub (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
West Drive (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside after 3rd, in touch when brought down 6th, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Soto Sizzler 20-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Forbidden Planet (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Medalla De Oro 8-1 (9-3) Led and set steady pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3l behind Bobby K (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Noble Expression 11-10fav (10-1) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Tommy Docc (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Emenem 13-8fav (9-7) Tracked leader 3f, tracked leaders, slightly wide into straight 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, unable to quicken and kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Sotomayor (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Reshoun (FR) 8-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Spark Plug (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.
Akamanto (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, every chance 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Champarisi (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
