pushed along to chase leaders, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, one pace final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on and edged right towards finish
in touch, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch, outpaced over 1f out, soon hung right
in touch, weakened and edged right over 2f out
Sunley Sovereign was a course and distance winner last time and Argentine is also in some decent form of late but it is THE HISTORY MAN who gets the verdict. The six-year-old is eight pounds lower than his last winning turf mark which just adds to his claims and under current conditions we expect him to return to winning ways. Sunley Sovereign returned to action early last month after a five month break and looked well on his reappearance. He followed up with a win over course and distance last time. This should prove to be a tougher test for the Ruth Carr trained gelding but a place in among the minors is not beyond him. Argentine was never far away when running at this course last time and kept on well to finish third. The quick ground here should suit and a similar result to last time is expected.
Comptonspirit 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 6l behind Imperial Sword (8-9) at Haydock 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in May.
Rocketball (IRE) 11-4 (8-6) Led, headed over 1f out, soon hung right, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 11, 8l behind Andrasta (7-11) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Andrasta 25-1 (8-6) Mid-division, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 5l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-2) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
The History Man (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged right 1f out, staying on when carried left towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Tyrannosaurus Rex (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fm in May.
Handsinthemist (IRE) 5-1fav (8-7) Chased leaders, one pace final 2f, 5th of 13, 6l behind Loose Caboose (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Argentine (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Close up, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Rocketball (9-1) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Howards Tipple 12-1 (8-12) In touch stand's side group, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 32l behind Ace Of Spies (8-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Sunley Sovereign 12-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Top Bid (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
Distant Vision (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Led, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Hansomis (8-11) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Stoneacre Baby (USA) 200-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 11l behind La Zamora (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Gelert (IRE) 50-1 (7-10) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 5l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-2) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
