led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home
took keen hold, prominent, raced alone on far side most of home straight, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression on leaders final furlong
slowly into stride and soon switched left, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, took keen hold, closed 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final ffurlong, edged left, ran on
held up in touch, lost place over 2f out
held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
This handicap is no easier to unravel than the first division, but AANNA HENEEIH left a good impression when scoring on the Polytrack at Lingfield in March. He needed only to be pushed out to claim victory and given the third-placed horse has won since, Ed Dunlop's charge looks potentially well-handicapped here. Shadow Catcher and Louis The Pious are other recent maiden winners to consider though Sound Amigo has already won a handicap when scoring at Wolverhampton last month. He's 5lb higher here but should go well again along with Dream Catcher, Stirling Bridge, Johnny Castle and Pitkin.
Johnny Castle 4-5fav (9-3) Raced keenly in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing winner, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Blue Tiger's Eye (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Azameera (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Azrael (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Stirling Bridge 13-8fav (8-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Fred Willetts (9-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Dream Catcher (FR) 7-1 (8-12) In touch on far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Mr Optimistic (8-9) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Louis The Pious 9-5 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd beating Diablo Dancer (8-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Aanna Heneeih (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, headway to mid-division over 4f out, challenged leaders approaching final furlong, soon led, pushed out, readily, won at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar beating Uncle Dermot (8-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Shadow Catcher 6-4 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 4f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Abidhabidubai (8-12) by 2l, 6 ran.
Orthodox Lad 20-1 (9-3) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 4l behind Sirius Prospect (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sound Amigo (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and not much room over 2f out, ridden and headway on inner, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Rhal (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Pitkin 9-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out on outer, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Barkston Ash (8-7) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bertie Blu Boy 7-1 (9-4) Led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Sergeant Troy (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Piceno (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Polar Kite (8-10) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
