steadied start, took keen hold, hit rails over 5f out, headway soon after, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace until weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, drifted right, ran on
led until 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on
held up towards rear, some late headway, never a factor
slowly into stride, soon pushed along to chase leaders, joined leader 6f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, hit rails on bend over 4f out, led 3 out, soon edged left, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
never better than mid-division
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra
in touch until weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, not reached leaders
mid-division until weakened 2f out
chased leaders until 4f out, eased over 2f out
None of these have form that's worth shouting about, but we'll tentatively side with SHAVOULIN who had a pleasing seasonal debut, whilst also acknowledging the claims of Addwaitya and Laish Ya Hajar. Peter Hiatt's a master at bringing about an upturn in a horse's fortune, and a recent second was miles better than anything the gelding had previously achieved. Racing off a lowly mark, along with four others he's got almost a stone and a half in hand on the top weight Millfield. Laish Ya Hajar should come on for his first outing of the year at Chepstow last month, when after being given an easy lead he tailed off. A similar front running display could pay dividends here though. Addwaitya is another who likes to go off from the front, and he's won here before. This is probably his best trip. There are better races to come to get more involved in, but if improving from his last outing, it can go the way of Shavoulin.
Millfield (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 10, 9l behind I Confess (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Addwaitya 5-1 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Paint The Town Red (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Laish Ya Hajar (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Kidlat (9-1) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Lush (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out and weakened, 4th of 7, 6l behind Party Palace (8-4) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Western Roots 14-1 (9-13) Led, ridden 3f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 7l behind Norman The Great (10-2) at Newbury 1m 2f (5) gf in May.
Dudley Docker (IRE) 18-1 (9-4) Towards rear, never a factor, last of 10, 39l behind Highly Regal (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Bavarica 16-1 (10-9) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 12, 20l behind Jo'burg (11-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in May.
Artreju (GER) 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind King Of Connacht (8-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Towards rear, switched right towards inside 1f out, kept on final furlong, never in contention, 7th of 16, 9l behind Inside Story (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Shavoulin (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, effort and edged right inside final 2f, soon ridden, headway and edged left, stayed on to chase winner final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Goose Green (7-13) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Red Current 13-2 (8-13) Keen, close up, chased leader over 7f out, led over 3f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rose Of Coma (8-2) at Leicester 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Magic Warrior 25-1 (8-4) Went right start and slowly away, in rear, some headway on inside rail final 2f, 6th of 13, 11l behind Goose Green (7-13) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
I Certainly May 12-1 (9-7) Always in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 21l behind Riviera Red (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3yo stks (7) pol in Feb.
Looter (FR) 66-1 (7-13) Always behind, struggling from halfway, tailed off, last of 6, 48l behind Western Roots (8-5) at Brighton 1m 2f clm stks (6) gd in Apr.
