prominent, ridden and lost place after 7th, well beaten final bend
prominent, ridden and still 2nd before last, weakened run-in
held up in mid-division, last and pushed along after 7th, well beaten final bend, not fluent last
held up in mid-division, closed 7th, outpaced final bend, kept on run-in, no impression, went 4th towards finish
chased leaders, ridden and switched left before last, 3rd run-in, kept on
held up towards rear, some headway after 7th, ridden and well beaten final bend
held up towards rear, headway on inside after 7th, outpaced final bend, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed last, held by winner flat, stayed on
held up in rear, headway approaching last, never on terms with leaders
chased leaders on inside, not fluent 5th or 6th, close up going well final bend, led last, clear flat, comfortably
Having already won twice at the track, including last time when Kayf Adventure was a well-beaten third, Sheriff Garrett can’t be left out of calculations though a 7lb rise may have taken him out of his comfort zone on going that will be quicker than ideal. METHAG is only a pound higher than his last winning mark and was only beaten a neck off 3lb higher over track and trip in October. He will enjoy this surface and is preferred to the unexposed maiden You Name Him and Skipthescales, who hasn’t won for a long time and is better over further.
Skipthescales (IRE) 4-1fav (11-10) Midfield, ridden towards rear 7th, lost touch 2 out, no extra, 5th of 12, 23l behind Final Reminder (10-13) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) gs in May.
Sheriff Garrett (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Close up, headway to lead at last, ran on, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in May beating Laskadine (11-11) by 4 1/4l, 13 ran.
Kayf Adventure 12-1 (11-8) Raced wide close up, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 28 1/4l behind Sheriff Garrett (11-1) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
River Frost 40-1 (10-10) Prominent, lost place before 2 out, 9th of 11, 36 1/4l behind Fair Mountain (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
You Name Him 16-1 (11-10) Ridden away from start, mid-division on outside, closed after 4th, one pace and held 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Bembridge (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Mr Lombardi (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Held up off the pace in rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Your Darling (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Taking Flight (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Methag (FR) 9-1 (10-13) Led until before 2nd, prominent, slow 6th, led after 7th, headed next, outpaced after 3 out, no impression after, went 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 11 1/2l behind Rosy World (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in May.
Mauritian Bolt (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, slithered badly on landing, almost fell and unseated rider 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in May.
Cyrus Keep (IRE) 17-2 (11-6) Mid-division, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
