held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders and keen, lost place over 7f out, headway over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out
tracked leaders and keen, led over 8f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and always held towards finish
held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out
fly leaped start, slowly into stride, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 8f out, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on well towards finish
None of these made the frame last time and winner-finding looks hard. Aleksandar has the strongest claims on the best of his form last term for Luca Cumani but ran extremely badly on debut for his new yard. A watching brief is advised. It'll be interesting to see if David O'Meara can work the oracle with the ex-Gosden inmate, Morocco, who wouldn't have to improve much to figure strongly. The choice is YEOMANOFTHEGUARD however, winner of a Doncaster amateur riders' handicap in March. He is far from being the most reliable according to the formbook but is more than capable of producing the required level here if on a going day. A recent close-up Newcastle fourth also bodes well for his chances.
Aleksandar 22-1 (8-0) Held up mid-division, chased leaders after about 4f, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 11th of 14, 44l behind O Ma Lad (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) sft.
Alsahil (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 12l behind Mohawk Ridge (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Morocco 20-1 (8-9) Held up in last pair, pushed along 2f out, driven and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Arc Light (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Yeomanoftheguard 9-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Bright Applause (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Potentiale (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway on rails over 2f out, chasing leaders when not much rooom on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 12l behind High Five Prince (8-6) at Brighton 1m 2f Apprentice Selling Handicap (0-65) (3yo+) (6) fm in Sep.
Schmooze (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 10l behind Mohawk Ridge (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Bonnie Echo 25-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 8, 11l behind Chevalgris (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gs.
Geanie Mac (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Went left start, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, well behind Mohawk Ridge (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
A Southside Boy (GER) 11-2 (9-0) Prominent, took keen hold, led 10f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 8l behind Zarosa (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.
