chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, slightly bumped 1f out, no extra
raced in mid-division, ridden to challenge and led 1f out, stayed on well
missed break slightly and niggled along, raced keenly in mid-division on outer, moved closer over 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on but no match for winner
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, ran in snatches, ridden along over 3f out, made no impression
tracked leaders, moved up to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost third final strides
chased leaders and raced keenly, pushed along 3f out, kept on for third in dying strides
keen towards rear, pushed along for effort 4f out, soon beaten and hung right 2f out
walked out of the stalls and lost many lengths, soon caught up in rear, raced keenly, ridden along over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
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Competition placed over 1m4f at Wolverhampton on his debut for Mick Appleby but is not certain to be suited by this shorter trip. Oceanus won over hurdles in March and returns to the Flat on a winning mark while Corked beat Ritchie Star when scoring at Newcastle last year, though has yet to win on this surface in 12 attempts. NINE ELMS showed little last year but posted a much better effort when third at Leicester on a recent handicap debut. There’s plenty of scope for further progress and Roy Bowring’s charge may be the one to side with.
Nine Elms (USA) 33-1 (9-4) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Motahassen (9-4) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Corked (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) In touch in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 14 1/4l behind Bombastic (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Competition 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders and keen, pushed along over 3f out, headway, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Sir Gnet (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Cheng Gong (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Kiraleah 50-1 (8-13) Held up, headway 2f out, stayed on into 4th, never a threat, 4th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Bridgewater Bay (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Oceanus (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Close up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leader next, ridden and every chance last, led flat, ran on, won at Wetherby 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Kisumu (10-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Travel Lightly 11-2 (9-1) Prominent early, in touch, pushed along over 4f out, beaten over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Oliver's Betty 40-1 (9-9) Held up rear of mid-division, effort on outside 3f out, hung left from 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Strawberry Rock (9-1) at Beverley 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Boycie 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, behind, headway on outside 7f out, soon tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Kingfast (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Somewhat Sisyphean 8-1 (9-2) Reluctant to leave stalls, tailed off until over 5f out, brief effort on outside over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 13 1/2l behind Imperial Focus (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Ritchie Star (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and strongly pressed well inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Dragons Will Rise (8-11) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Dark Devil (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Held up behind, headway under pressure towards stands side over 2f out, soon ridden, never reached leaders, weakened and eased final furlong, 9th of 14, 15l behind Aiden's Reward (8-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Tommy Shelby (FR) 150-1 (9-7) Held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Cheng Gong (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Maskoon 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Visitant (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.