soon led on rail, faced challenge well over 1f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, ran on one pace
pushed along in rear, plugged on same pace, never on terms
handy, switched right and pressed leader well over 1f out, ridden and led over 1f out, stayed on well
chased leaders on outside, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 110 yards out, no impression on winner
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden and faded well over 1f out
BURJ MALINKA was far from disgraced when a fair sixth last time, but this course and distance winner is almost certain to be suited by this drop to the minimum trip over which he'd previously posted an excellent Doncaster third on seasonal reappearance. Nudged down 1lb by the handicapper, he should go close. Rory rates a threat off his unchanged mark and the fine Goldie servant - also a course and distance winner - continues to run his race on a consistent basis over sprint trips. Gustav Graves arrives on the back of a fair Yarmouth effort and Refuge is down to a nice mark for the Easterby team to exploit and is not ruled out.
Burj Malinka (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Slight lead near side, not on terms with far side leaders halfway, headed in group inside final furlong, weakened into overall 6th towards finish, 6th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Bay Breeze (9-6) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Rory 17-2 (8-11) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 6th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Monsieur Kodi (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Refuge 14-1 (9-7) Tracked winner until ridden approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Reigning Profit (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Gustav Graves 15-8fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Bang On The Bell (9-4) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Burtonlodge Beauty (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven and beaten over 1f out, 10th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Final Account (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sharrabang 11-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Embla (10-1) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.