held up in touch in 5th, headway over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders well over 1f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, ridden to lead over 2f out until headed well over 1f out, chased winner but no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last stride, no chance with winner
raced keenly, led until ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair until pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind
always towards rear, never a factor
towards rear, ridden and struggling over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never on terms
steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd last stride
took keen hold in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leading trio, went 3rd approaching final 3f, 2nd 2f out, led soon after, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
It could pay to stick with GRAND LIAISON in this. She landed a double with a clear-cut victory at Doncaster last time and 6lb extra may not be enough to prevent John Berry's mare completing the hat-trick. The unpredictable Ferdy ran well over a mile here last time but both of Daisy Boy's wins last year came on fast ground. Connections of Minstrel Lad will be hoping more rain arrives while Merchant Of Medici slips further down the weights but has not won since 2011 now.
Grand Liaison 5-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, switched right 3f out, headway and not much room over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, clear final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 2f fll hcp 0-70 (5) sft beating Nimble Kimble (9-2) by 4l, 11 ran.
Daisy Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Prominent, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 8l behind Urban Space (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Minstrel Lad 50-1 (8-9) Held up, headway 7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 23l behind Tacticus (9-11) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Save The Bees 20-1 (8-13) Disputed lead to over 3f out, soon weakened, 17th of 18, well behind Sellingallthetime (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Solid Justice (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up, pushed along and struggling 4f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 20l behind Light Of Asia (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Judicious 40-1 (9-0) Dwelt in touch, effort over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 18l behind Hit The Jackpot (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr '14.
Always Resolute 12-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up in last pair, never a factor, last of 11, 15l behind Castle Combe (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Ferdy (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) In rear, headway over 3f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind We'll Shake Hands (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Tenhoo 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway from 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 12, 5l behind Rockabilly Riot (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
Merchant Of Medici 20-1 (9-0) Held up behind, headway over 4f out, driven to chase leaders over 3f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 34l behind Carlanda (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Scurr Mist (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 35l behind Hydrant (9-2) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
