raced wide in 3rd, went 2nd turning in, ridden and stayed on same pace before the last, no chance with winner
raced on inside in 4th, went 3rd turning in, no chance with leading duo, tired mistake last, weakened into 4th run-in
started very slowly and reluctant to race, lost many lengths and no chance after, pulled up before the last
raced keenly, raced on inside tracking leader, led after 4 out, brought wide in home straight, ridden and in command before the last, stayed on strongly
led and raced wide, headed after 4 out, lost two places turning in, went remote 3rd run-in
Diocletian is having a first run for new connections following a lengthy lay-off but has had a wind operation since last seen. Mcgowan's Pass’ third at Sandown was his best run for a while but it’s a race here last month that holds the key to this. Stainsby Girl made all to beat ELVIS MAIL (NAP) and Word Has It but Nick Alexander’s eight-year-old appears to be the pick of the weights today.
Elvis Mail (FR) Evensfav (12-5) Chased leaders, pushed along before last (usual 2 out), ridden and stayed on to challenge flat, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Stainsby Girl (11-0) at Kelso 2m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Word Has It (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Close up, pushed along to challenge last, ridden flat, no extra final 100yds, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Stainsby Girl (11-0) at Kelso 2m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Diocletian (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Themaxwecan (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Stainsby Girl 10-3 (11-0) Made all, pushed along before last, ridden flat, ran on well, won at Kelso 2m hcp (3) gs in Jan beating Elvis Mail (12-5) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
McGowan's Pass 10-1 (10-3) Led until 2 out, soon ridden chasing winner until the last, stayed on same pace in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Hydroplane (10-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
