with leader, pushed along and lost place over 3f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, one pace
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, kept on, no chance with winner
held up mid-division, headway on outer over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, soon not much room, switched right well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, led last 100 yards, kept on well, pushed out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, held up behind, pushed along and headway on inner over 3f out, faded 1f out
chased leaders, challenged well over 3f out, faded final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Greyfriars Drummer's recent maiden victory boosted the form of his earlier defeat at the hands of CRY FURY. The latter nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at Kempton last time when veering away from the whip, but the manner in which he swept into the lead was impressive and Roger Charlton's colt will know more today. Only a short-head separated Reflect and Wayward Glance at Newbury last month and the former has since won at Salisbury. Both should have a say in this along with Brown Panther, who beat several previous winners including today's rival Gottany O'S in a handicap at Chester last time. We may still not have seen the best of Qushchi yet as she takes another step up in trip, but the remainder look up against it on their form to date.
Greyfriars Drummer 11-4fav (9-3) Led over 8f out, made rest, clear over 1f out, comfortable, won at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Matilda's Waltz (8-12) by 7l, 8 ran.
Cry Fury 4-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, chased leaders in 5th, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, soon headed and went badly left, stayed on to regain lead post, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr beating Greyfriars Drummer (9-3) by shd, 9 ran.
Reflect (IRE) 1-3fav (9-3) Led 2f, remained prominent, led again over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) fm beating Sirius Superstar (9-3) by nk, 5 ran.
Wayward Glance 10-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 7l behind World Domination (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Qushchi 7-2 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, pressed for 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Badeel (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Brown Panther 5-1 (8-9) Led and keen, headed after 1f, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, headway 1f out, kept on to lead close home, won at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf beating Fadhaa (8-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Gottany O's 6-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 8l behind Brown Panther (8-9) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Whiplash Willie 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon hard ridden, outpaced final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Boogie Shoes (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) fm.
Viking Storm 11-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up, headway 2f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, no real impression, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Census (9-7) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Spyder 6-5fav (9-5) Keen, tracked leader, ridden halfway, soon struggling, beaten from 3f out, last of 4, 20l behind Stansonnit (9-0) at Southwell 1m 2yo nov stks (5) fbs in Nov.
