not much room start and slowly away, headway over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
chased leaders, raced keenly, not much room over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
prominent, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leaders, bumped over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish
led, driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish
Novice winner CHIEF WHITE FACE could only manage third carrying a penalty and upped up to 6f last time. He gets another chance back over his winning trip on his handicap debut. Rum Cocktail returned a beaten favourite at Windsor on her handicap bow but that was her first start since October and she finished well ahead of Solotov. Willoughby Bay won over 6f here last year while Nordic Glory was winning handicaps on the all-weather early in the year but is 5lb higher than when last successful.
Solotov (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Raced widest, mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Resilience (8-6) at Windsor 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Rum Cocktail 3-1fav (8-7) Hampered start, held up in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Resilience (8-6) at Windsor 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Willoughby Bay (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Went badly left and hampered rivals start, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, disputing well held 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Latin Lover (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Chief White Face 2-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, some headway on outer when ridden along 2f out, driven entering final furlong when every chance, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Lightning Approach (8-13) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in May.
Nordic Glory (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Midfield, pulled hard, waiting for room over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon switched left, kept on steadily closing stages, 8th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Sterling Knight (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.