raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, shaken up and no response over 1f out
tracked leader, quickened to lead over 1f out, soon clear, ran on strongly
raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along out wide over 2f out, kept on late but never going pace to challenge
led, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
tracked leaders, good headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
RANSOM defied a penalty to land a double in novice company when scoring over track and trip on his reappearance. There’s plenty more to come from Sir Michael Stoute’s charge now handicapping and he’s preferred to Sky Commander. The latter won a shade cosily at Chelmsford recently but Tiger Crusade returns to action 9lb higher than when winning at Doncaster last summer. Sanaadh can do better back in this lower grade and makes more appeal than Zhui Feng of the remainder.
Sky Commander (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Mid-division on outside, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, led final 50 yards, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr beating Asad (9-1) by 1l, 10 ran.
Sanaadh 25-1 (8-9) Slowly away always towards rear, 11th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Double Or Bubble (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Tiger Crusade (FR) 5-2fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, not clear run and switched right towards inside over 1f out, ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Papa Stour (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Ransom 5-2 (10-7) Chased leaders, badly impeded on rail over 5f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Ranchero (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Mid-division on the outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon struggling and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 8 1/4l behind Defence Treaty (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
No Nonsense 66-1 (9-6) Half-reared and slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Al Rufaa (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.