held up towards rear, never on terms
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
always in rear
slow into stride raced wide towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, clear with 2nd over 1f out, ran on
led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
ARCHI'S AFFAIRE had been racing in sprints before stepping up to 1m1f here and battling on strongly for his first victory. He followed up over the same trip on soft going at Carlisle and, with the extra likely to suit, can complete a hat-trick. Auxiliary stayed on strongly to gain a surprise victory over slightly shorter at Wetherby and will also be suited by the extra and Reinstorm was beaten so far when favourite at Ripon that something must have been amiss. The latter had won well at Beverley earlier and is capable of better while Qaviy Cash has only had three maiden starts and could be nicely handicapped after a promising effort at Kempton where he still looked in need of experience. Powerful Love is another lightly-raced maiden with some scope as he showed when chasing home Solo Mission at Carlisle.
Spes Nostra 33-1 (8-13) Led until 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 9, 17 1/2l behind Royal Regent (8-12) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Auxiliary 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun beating Arithmetic (8-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Galilee Chapel (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up, mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Pickett's Charge (9-4) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Vizier 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Angrywhitepyjamas (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
What Wonders Weave (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Raced in 4th, pushed along under 4f out, no impression over 2f out, soon no extra, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Steel Prince (8-11) at Limerick 1m 3f gf in Jun.
Archi's Affaire 2-1fav (9-7) In touch on outer, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well and edged left inside final furlong, won at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jun beating Golconda Prince (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Qaviy Cash 8-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out on bit, ridden and challenged final furlong, just held post, 2nd of 14, hd behind Petitioner (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Powerful Love (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, ridden along to lead after 1f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Solo Mission (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Reinstorm 3-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, bumped after 1f, soon settled towards rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, dist behind Barwell (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun.