held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
raced freely in mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages
held up, never dangerous
prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, eased final furlong
led until over 4f out, rallied and every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong
A wide-open finale in which several look to have decent claims. LAGENDA has top weight but looks the class act on his fourth to Castle Harbour at York and subsequent second here behind Calder Prince. He was finishing with a flourish on the latter occasion and a 2lb weight rise is countered by Kevin Stott's claim. Both Tarboosh and Next Life, who represent powerful connections, have won their only start so far and could be anything. Hope Cove won over this trip at Redcar last season and has been running well over 6f while Normandie Lady won easily at Catterick and is open to further improvement. George William was third over track and trip last month after winning on Tapeta but has gone up 4lb since.
Lagenda 9-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Calder Prince (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) sft in May.
Next Life 3-1fav (9-0) Awkward loading, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside and ridden 2f out, 3rd soon after, slightly hampered and switched left approching final fuirlong, led final 150 yards, soon clear, easily, won at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep beating Jameerah (9-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
George William 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Out And About (9-6) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Tarboosh 3-1fav (9-3) In touch, headway over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at Kempton 7f mdn stks (6) pol in May beating Destroyer (9-3) by nk, 14 ran.
Normandie Lady 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, 3rd 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Catterick 7f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Apr beating Bad Girl Caoimhe (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Fang 5-6fav (9-5) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Return Of The Mak (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Dutch Gallery 13-2 (9-5) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Wayward Hoof (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
Peak Hill 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide pulled hard tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Cajoled (9-5) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Hope Cove 5-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Ikerrin Road (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Il Piccolo Grande (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Manson (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
