chased leaders, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, soon well held, kept on flat
raced keenly, made all, clear 2nd until 5th, kicked on again before 3 out, reduced lead last, hard ridden flat, held on
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway 4 out, 3rd and no impression from 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, 4th and no impression from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened flat, lost 4th close home
chased winner until 4th, struggling from 8th
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway 3rd, chased winner from next, blundered 9th, pecked 4 out, outpaced 3 out, closed last, pressing winner flat, just held
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, lost place before 5th, well held from 8th, kept on flat, went 4th close home
NonRunner
Court Royale wasn’t at his best at Stratford last time but has a chance in an open-looking contest here. Shiroccan Roll should strip fitter for his run at Exeter but RICHIE VALENTINE arrives of the back of a win at Plumpton and Chris Ward takes off 5lb again. He’s preferred to the returning Dogon, making his debut for a new yard, and Elios D'Or, who was pulled up on his reappearance at Warwick.
Shiroccan Roll 5-2 (11-0) Led and set decent pace, clear after 4th until 11th, pushed along and headed before 4 out, no chance with winner, weakened into remote3rd at the last, last of 3, 29 1/4l behind Wicked West (11-7) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Dogon 2-1 (11-9) Led, went clear after 2nd fence, extended 10 lengths clear before 3 out, reduced lead after 2 out, headed and kept on after last, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Away For Slates (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Court Royale (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Chased leader, ridden and outpaced 2 out, plugged on in distant 2nd, 2nd of 4, 31l behind Give Me A Moment (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Elios D'Or (FR) 9-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling 7th, well behind next, soon pulled up, at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Tazka (FR) 13-2 (11-12) In touch, ridden 5 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 12, 28 1/4l behind Fleck Ivy (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Richie Valentine 17-2 (11-9) Towards rear, headway and led 8th, five lengths clear last, ridden run in, kept on, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Uberman (11-10) by 4l, 5 ran.
En Coeur (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression thereafter, 3rd of 9, 21 1/2l behind Salamanca School (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Millies Mite (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) In rear, detached 4 out, kept on last, went third final strides, 3rd of 5, 30l behind Richie Valentine (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.