held up in rear, smooth headway 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon clear, edged left inside final furlong, eased towards finish
slowly away, soon recovered into mid-division, weakened over 3f out, soon hung left
dropped in soon after start, always behind, no chance final 3f
led, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
soon settled in touch, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost out battle for 2nd
prominent, 2nd over 4f out, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, headway on inside 4f out, ridden 2f out, no chance with winner, just won battle for 2nd
soon chasing leader, lost 2nd over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
SIR BOSS looked impressive when winning at Chepstow last time out and is taken to follow up at the expense of Enlightenment and Mustajed. The selection won off a mark of 68 last time out and now has the burden of six more pounds to carry. He is in great form right now and with conditions once again in his favour he is difficult to oppose. Enlightenment is a high class chaser on his day rated as high as 139. He managed to win on his only flat race at Lingfield back in the winter over one mile five furlongs. He will be flat out most of the way here and will probably be seen cutting out the running. If he can contest an easy lead he is sure to go close but may lack a turn of foot towards the end of the race. Mustajed has slipped down the ratings and looks to be running off a handy enough mark right now. He ran well to finish second at Salisbury when last seen out and with luck in running he will once again have place claims. Sir Boss looked good when winning on his latest outing and looks the percentage call in the finale.
Sir Boss (IRE) 10-11fav (9-10) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway 4f out, led over 3f out, drew clear inside final 2f, ran on, won at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Bert's Memory (8-4) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Enlightenment (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Slowly away, led after 2f, headed 5f out, remained close up, ridden over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, soon led, stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Dream In Blue (9-3) by 2l, 8 ran.
Imperial Harry 12-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, until over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 17l behind Phoenix Flight (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Horseshoe Reef (AUS) 15-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden and kept on from 3f out, narrowly headed when rider dropped whip 1f out, staying on same pace when carried left final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Hatch A Plan (8-9) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mustajed 4-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, stayed alone centre 3f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Curacao (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Paddy Rielly (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5l behind Master Nimbus (9-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fm.
Dark Energy 5-1 (9-8) Held up, headway halfway, stayed on the same pace final 2, 4th of 8, 9l behind Alonso de Guzman (9-10) at Haydock 1m 6f App hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Piper's Song (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) In rear, headway over 3f out, led well over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Wee Charlie Castle (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Mae Cigan (FR) 12-1 (9-4) Never dangerous, 8th of 14, 11l behind Coda Agency (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
Uig 20-1 (9-2) Led, headed approaching 2f out, faded, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Hollow Green (8-6) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
