towards rear, headway into 3rd 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, gradually faded over 1f out
chased clear leader, closed up 5f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
held up in rear, pushed along and switched left 2f out, soon headway to chase winner inside last, no impression
raced in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace, not get on terms
made all, raced keenly early, soon 5 lengths clear, reduced lead 5f out, pushed along 2f out, drifted left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, readily
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
NonRunner
Wild Thunder won an amateurs' race by a wide margin at Nottingham a week ago but is upped in trip and raised 6lb. CLAN JOCK is preferred as he was given too much ground to make up when third at Beverley last time but scored over track and trip before that and is reunited with winning partner Tadhg O’Shea. He’s preferred to stablemate Lochnaver but Samurai Sneddz won at Carlisle earlier and will appreciate the return to this longer trip.
Wild Thunder (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Led briefly, settled 3rd after 1f, 2nd again over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, went clear final furlong, stayed on well, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Your Love Is King (10-0) by 5l, 9 ran.
Caballero (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, off the pace in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Shine On Brendan (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Clan Jock (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Held up in mid-division, winner well clear 6f out, headway over 2f out, closed and went 3rd final furlong, unable to get on terms, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Calculus (8-9) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Samurai Sneddz 10-1 (9-3) Soon pressing leader, pushed along 3f out, hung right over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Shahnaz (9-3) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Lochnaver 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leader over 4f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened quickly, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind City Wanderer (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Winfola (FR) 18-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Jamil (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Mr Gambino 66-1 (9-4) Slowly away, in rear, faltered and went right over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Chinese Spirit (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 1f stks (6) gd in Jun.