held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
steadied start, in rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
set strong pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just held for 2nd
chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed towards finish
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, joined leader and carried head high over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead under pressure towards finish, ran on
Perfect Soldier beat Our Dickie with Chinese Spirit further behind over a longer trip at Musselburgh while How Bizarre won at the same track before finishing only fourth off today’s mark. Havana Party scored off a higher mark here last summer but ST ANDREW’S CASTLE has been competing in a higher grade than this since winning at Newcastle in March and gets another chance back at this level.
Havana Party 13-2 (8-9) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, soon hung right and no real progress, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Bashful (9-4) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
St Andrew's Castle 9-1 (8-4) Held up in 5th, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Bicep (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Dark Company (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Close up, headway to lead 2f out, soon edged left, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Cosa Sara (9-3) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gf in May.
Retirement Beckons 33-1 (8-4) Handy, shaken up and outpaced well over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 8l behind Bashful (9-4) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
Chinese Spirit (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Held up off the pace in rear, good headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched out wide inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Perfect Soldier (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in May.
How Bizarre 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, lost modest 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 3l behind Breguet Boy (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in May.
Jaminoz (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Led narrowly, pushed along and headed well over 1f out, gradually weakened, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Slainte Mhath (9-9) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gs in May.
Willing To Please 7-2jfav (9-4) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Premiership (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Perfect Soldier (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Soon led, made rest, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in May beating Our Dickie (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Our Dickie (IRE) 10-3fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders on inside, ridden and hung right over 1f out, kept on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Perfect Soldier (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in May.
