tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up in touch on outside, effort over 2f out, ridden and one pace 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, in touch on outside, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong
held up behind, in touch, switched inside and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
raced keenly, tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on
Postscript won this last year off a higher mark but arrives out of sorts. Skytrain could figure on a going day but only he knows when that will be and Party Royal is also hard to catch right so a chance is taken on ex-stablemate KINGSCROFT. The latter was placed at this track last year off a 10lb higher mark and showed a bit more in a tougher race at York a week ago. Zeftan travels across from Ireland after finishing second at Cork but fast going is a worry for him while both Berlusca and Cape Samba look high enough in the weights.
Skytrain 11-1 (9-12) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 28l behind Le Chat D'or (10-0) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Postscript (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Midfield, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 14, 9l behind Dubai Dynamo (9-9) at Chester 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Party Royal 16-1 (8-5) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened, 10th of 12, 16l behind Capo Rosso (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Berlusca (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 8, 4l behind Halfsin (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Cape Samba 6-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 33l behind Self Employed (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Zeftan (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and progress on rail over 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on to 2nd closing stages final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Lean And Keen (9-13) at Cork 1m hcp 50-80 in May.
Kingscroft (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, not clear run 2f out or inside final furlong, never able to get on terms, 13th of 18, 6l behind Eurystheus (9-4) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
