tracked leaders, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, lost place 7f out, effort 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no impression on leaders
led, headed over 8f out, prominent, led again inside final furlong, headed close home
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
held up in touch, ridden and struggling over 2f out
prominent, lost several places over 8f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead close home
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms with leaders
held up towards rear, pulled hard, headway over 4f out, ridden and struggling over 2f out
mid-division, headway 8f out, challenged over 4f out until over 2f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
Decana was winning on the Fibresand at Southwell when last seen in December and has scope for further improvement this year while Lakeman finished runner-up at the same track last month. Khun John and Cantor have winning form at this track earlier this year and could get involved but a chance is taken that SUPER DUPLEX can repeat his latest effort at Sandown. He finished a close-up second in a higher grade handicap last week and with a decent apprentice taking 3lb off his back, he may be up to going one better here.
Rosaria 33-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 11, 47l behind Varnish (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Mafeteng 10-3 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden on inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5l behind Isdaal (8-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Decana 11-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, improved over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon edged right, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec beating Carnac (9-4) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Super Duplex 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway and in touch on outside over 4f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, kept on, held final 110 yards, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Chain Of Events (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Lakeman (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Resplendent Alpha (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.
Khun John (IRE) 10-3fav (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on to go moderate 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 23l behind Darsan (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in May.
Cantor 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Steely (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Lytham (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Harare (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.
Rasam Aldaar 14-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, weakening when switched left over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 15l behind Spartan Spirit (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Rather Cool 50-1 (8-7) In rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, plugged on one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Isdaal (8-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Formidable Guest 14-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 22l behind Blackstone Vegas (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Four Steps Back 17-2 (8-12) Keen tracked leader until 8f out, lost place 7f out, last of 6, 23l behind Tallulah Mai (8-13) at Leicester 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
