led early, close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, challenged inside final furlong when tried to bite winner towards finish
led after 2f, ridden and over 2f out, tracked winner, kept on one pace final furlong
led briefly after 1f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, driven out
Wax And Wane completed a heavy-ground double over a mile in the autumn and reappeared in a Listed contest over this trip on fast ground at Lingfield but weakened quickly after leading up to a mile. He has questions to answer but wouldn't be travelling from North Yorkshire without some hope. Bartholomeu Dias scored at Wolverhampton in April but hasn't shown much in subsequent starts over longer trips. Ship Of The Fen's two victories have been on ground with plenty of give and he's yet to race over this trip so the vote goes to DR RICHARD KIMBLE. Mark Johnston's charge is probably a couple of pounds high but stays the trip and loves the ground so looks the one to be on in this small field.
Wax And Wane 33-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked winner until 4f out, ridden 3f out. weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 18l behind Knight To Behold (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Bartholomeu Dias 8-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Blazing Saddles (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f stks (3) gf in May.
Ship Of The Fen 6-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, came centre in straight and headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Connect (9-3) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Dr Richard Kimble (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Led, headed 7f out, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Rococo (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
