led, ridden over 1f out, no extra when headed towards finish
slowly away, in touch in 4th, headway over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, led towards finish, held on well
slowly into stride, tracked leaders in 3rd, chased leader 2f out until entering final furlong, soon bumped slightly when no extra
slowly away, in rear and soon pushed along, lost place from 3f out
Final Verse comes out best on official ratings but isn't running well and is overlooked. Cobo Bay scored at Wolverhampton in November but has run four times here in the past and been well beaten on each occasion. Opus Maximus has won eight times in his career, seven of them on turf, and he doesn't have a particularly good record on Polytrack so this may go to ERINJAY. Michael Wigham's charge has had just five career starts and completed a double over today's C&D a year ago. He hasn't been seen since well beaten at Ascot in April but a long absence is rarely a problem for one from this yard.
Cobo Bay 15-2 (9-7) Soon led and set good gallop, headed after 1f, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 20l behind Fantasy Gladiator (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, under pressure well over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 9, 5l behind Avonrose (8-10) at Southwell 7f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Erinjay (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 9l behind Play It Sam (8-10) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Final Verse 5-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Blue Moon (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Polly's Instinct Killer Instinct mare out of Polly Tino.