towards rear, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up in touch, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway well over 2f out, hung right entering final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace
held up mid-division, weakened 2f out
led and clear until headed over 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway 3f out, led 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, carried right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased clear leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up and keen, weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
BARBIROLLI is given the vote to land the finale at the expense of Park's Prodigy and Hurricane Thomas. The selection won twice during April and May and caught the eye once again at Lingfield last time out when finishing a decent third of fourteen. He still looks potentially well treated and if at his best he will prove difficult to beat. Park's Prodigy ran well on his seasonal reappearance at Redcar when finishing fourth of seventeen. That was over an inadequate trip and he will fair much better over this favoured trip of a mile and a half. Hurricane Thomas has been running into the frame of late and comes from a yard bang in form at present. This looks like one of his easiest opportunities for some while so any market moves should be noted. This looks a competitive finale but Barbirolli looks the form horse and is the preferred choice.
Regent's Secret (USA) 8-1 (7-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, one pace, 5th of 11, 10l behind King of The Moors (8-1) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcap (3) gs in Sep.
Cullybackey (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Stateside (8-4) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May.
Barbirolli 5-1 (10-10) In touch, not much room on inside 11f out, switched right over 2f out, hung left well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Drawn Gold (10-13) at Warwick 1m 5f (6) gs.
Hurricane Thomas (IRE) 11-4fav (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Golden Groom (8-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Montchara (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 12l behind Monte Pattino (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (6) gf in May.
Admiral (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 29l behind Holoko Heights (9-2) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Fenners (USA) 7-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Baizically (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Piverina (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, never near leaders, 7th of 16, 10l behind Forrest Flyer (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in May.
Bumble Rose (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along before halfway, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 6, 10l behind Joe Jo Star (8-9) at Ayr 1m 1f app hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Bed Fellow (IRE) 7-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, rapid headway to chase leader over 6f out and raced wide, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Forbidden (8-13) at Nottingham 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Broad Town Girl 50-1 (8-7) Slowly away, held up and behind, pulled very hard, not much room on inside over 4f out, always in rear, 10th of 11, 40l behind High Five Society (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (7) pol in Mar '08.
Park's Prodigy 6-1 (10-8) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and kept on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 17, 1 3/4l behind Just Sam (10-9) at Redcar 6f (6) gf in May.
Jane of Arc (FR) 9-2 (8-8) Tracked winner, driven to challenge over 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and no extra final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Dramatic Solo (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 5f app hcp (6) gf in May.
