soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten and hanging left over 1f out
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
pressed leader, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon hung left, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, soon mid-division, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, mid division, headway going well when not clear run over 2f out, carried left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well clear towards finish
steadied start, behind, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms
chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish
Nonrunner
Nottingham winner Shahdaroba just got the better of Illusive last week but the latter re-opposes on slightly better terms. Toga Tiger scored at Wolverhampton in January but has not won on Turf since 2012 and Park Place is preferred on his recent close-up fifth at Beverley. Empress Toorah has a shout off her current mark judged on her winning form in Ireland but Dha Chara has been raised 6lb for a narrow defeat at Pontefract last time. SLEMY won for the Hannon yard last year but has shown little so far in a couple of starts for Ruth Carr. But the Yorkshire trainer has won this twice in recent years and her lightly-raced four-year-old gets a speculative vote to come good having slipped down the weights of late.
Shahdaroba (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, challenged 3f out, led approaching final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on well and on top close home, won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Illusive (10-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Off The Pulse 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 12l behind Altharoos (9-5) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Illusive (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Disputing 3rd, pushed along 3f out, ridden and went 2nd entering final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, no extra and held close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Shahdaroba (10-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Empress Toorah (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Broke well to lead, ridden and strongly pressed under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Kanes Pass (9-1) at Listowel 1m fll hcp gd in Sep.
Slemy (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hampered and no extra, 7th of 10, 12l behind Altharoos (9-5) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Dark Ocean (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, close up over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 5th of 10, 7l behind Altharoos (9-5) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ishikawa (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 12, 32l behind Taghreeb (8-13) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Dha Chara (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Went left start, led, hard driven over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Dark Ocean (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Woody Bay 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, some headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden and beaten well over 1f out, 7th of 11, 11l behind Hydrant (8-12) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
We'll Shake Hands (FR) 5-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd place 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind West Brit (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Gambino (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 5l behind Dutch Descent (9-2) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Mfiftythreedotcom (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 9l behind So It's War (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Janaab (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, raced keenly, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon short of room, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Chiswick Bey (8-13) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, squeezed through to lead final 100 yards, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) in Jan beating Norse Blues (9-4) by 1l, 11 ran.
Park Place 9-1 (8-10) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Rousayan (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
