held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led after about 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed final furlong, kept on and lost 2nd place near finish
led for about 1f, chased leader, regained lead final furlong, held on well
tracked leader, ridden 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
behind, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
behind, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
Rely On Me was just denied at Leicester last month but Merlin made all to get off the mark at Nottingham, though that was over a shorter trip. Falbon and Vaulted have both been knocking on the door but neither Used To Be nor Captain Hawk have shown enough to suggest they can open their accounts at this level. It was soft going when STORM CRY was only beaten a neck off this mark at Carlisle last week. Even though she’s fully exposed and has done best over 6f so far, that ability to handle the surface could be the key factor.
Rely On Me (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leader centre, driven to lead narrowly overall over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Bahamadam (9-5) at Leicester 7f hcp fll (4) gs in May.
Falbon 9-2 (9-8) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, 2nd approaching final furlong, soon ridden and kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Etikaal (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May.
Storm Cry 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, nk behind Savannah Slew (8-11) at Carlisle 6f hcp fll (4) sft in Jun.
Merlin Evensfav (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May beating Hollander (9-2) by 2l, 8 ran.
Brogan 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader far side, ridden and effort 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 14l behind Bahamadam (9-5) at Leicester 7f hcp fll (4) gs in May.
Used To Be 6-1 (9-7) With leader, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Blue On Blue (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Captain Hawk 20-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Fantasy Keeper (8-11) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) sft in May.
Vaulted 4-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase clear winner inside final furlong, pressed close home for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Our Charlie Brown (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in May.