midfield, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led 1/2f out, ran on well
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went third inside final furlong
led, ridden for effort over 1f out, headed 1/2f out, kept on well
prominent, ridden along over 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out
refused to race
close up, ridden for effort over 2f out, weakened 1f out
PEARL OF QATAR ended a long losing run on Turf when scoring on the fast ground at Ayr. She’s penalised for this but can go close again. Tanasoq drops down in class but has done most of his winning over the minimum trip while Yukon Mission is regularly placed off similar marks but has yet to win. Kilconquhar has won just the once so far and that was on the all-weather.
Pearl Of Qatar 3-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, kept on strongly when pressed inside final furlong, won at Ayr 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Nubough (8-13) by nk, 5 ran.
Tanasoq (IRE) 5-2 (8-6) Not much room start, towards rear, ridden to close 3f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression, kept on, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Secretinthepark (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Yukon Mission (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Ghathanfar (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Raced stands side, held up in mid-division, struggling over 2f out, 13th of 14, 21 3/4l behind Astrogem (9-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Kilconquhar 13-2 (9-6) Steadied start, raced keenly in last trio, bit closer near side 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Paddy Power (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Rain Cap 80-1 (8-8) Pressed leader, ridden and lost ground 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 20 3/4l behind Convertible (9-11) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) sft in Nov.