held up, pushed along halfway, some headway and hung left over 1f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong
wore hood to post, raced keenly, led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride and awkwardly away, headway far side of group halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, good headway near side of group under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
chased leaders far side of group, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
off the pace towards rear, behind and struggling halfway never involved
chased leader until entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
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CELSIUS won here in 2020 and was scoring for the first time since when successful at Ascot on last month’s reappearance. He’s been raised 5lb but remains on a winning mark and can go close again. Sound Reason and Modular Magic will be sharper for recent comebacks with the latter preferred having been narrowly beaten at Thirsk while Never Dark and Wrenthorpe also have a shout on their return to action. Sampers Seven has the past form to figure at this level though has been off the track since 2020.
Wrenthorpe 5-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Raasel (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Sampers Seven (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Live In The Moment (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Miss Nay Never (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden under 2f out, kept on, no extra from 1f out, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Candescence (9-2) at Hamilton 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Never Dark 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division far side of group, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 8th of 17, 4 3/4l behind Chairmanoftheboard (9-6) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Sound Reason 17-2 (9-4) Towards rear in centre, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, ridden inside last, no impression, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Candescence (9-2) at Hamilton 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Hey Mr 16-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Mulzim (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Duke Of Firenze 40-1 (8-13) In rear, riden over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Militia (9-10) at Catterick 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Street Life 17-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, headway under pressure to go 2nd approaching final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind You're Cool (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Indian Sounds (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Zarzyni (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Celsius (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Chased leader, led inside final 2f, ran on, won at Ascot 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Full Authority (9-7) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Modular Magic 9-2fav (9-3) Led, ridden well over 1f out, soon pressed, kept on well until headed closing stages, 3rd of 12, hd behind Ready Freddie Go (9-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Ballintoy Harbour (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, gradually faded, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Atiyah (8-10) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
