never better than midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
midfield on inner, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, kept on final 110yds but always held
never better than midfield, ridden and weakened over 2f out
ducked left start, always towards rear
took keen hold, prominent, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no match for first two
took keen hold, prominent, shaken up over 3f out, kept on one paced inside final furlong
prominent, shaken up over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, always doing enough
took keen hold, always towards rear, never on terms
always towards rear, made no impression
led, shaken up over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
WALLOP looks to have been found a winning opportunity on his return to action. Richard Hannon's colt wasn't beaten far in the Group 2 Mill Reef at Newbury last season though an official rating of 98 looks a bit on the high side. He was beaten by a Roger Varian-trained winner at Salisbury later and the stable run Almaty Star, who started off with a very good run at Haydock but didn't make the expected improvement at York. Spirit Of Breeze may do best of the rest with experience though William Haggas' newcomer Never This Way is by No Nay Never out of a mare who won over this trip on the all-weather.
Cloud Cuckoo 13-2 (9-7) Held up tracking leaders, headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, outpaced into 3d final 110 yards, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Oasis Gift (9-7) at Chepstow 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.
Almaty Star (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, edged left under pressure when nudged along 2f out, ran on until no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Shaquille (9-10) at York 6f stks (3) gs in Oct.
Lynwood Lad 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Alpha Zulu (9-7) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Mar.
Metarace (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Handy on outer, ridden and outpaced approaching final furlong, weakened thereafter, 10th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Terrimia (9-2) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Never This Way (IRE) No Nay Never colt out of Gravity Flow.
Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Tracked winner until halfway, ridden and kept on same pace, last of 3, 7l behind Ehraz (9-12) at Newmarket 6f stks (3) gs in Oct.
Wallop (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Close up, ridden and headway when slightly hampered approaching final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Bolt Action (9-6) at Salisbury 6f stks (2) gs in Sep.
Close Of Play 100-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden on outside over 1f out, could not go pace of leaders final furlong, stayed on well, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Lulworth Cove (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Musterion (IRE) 250-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, well beaten final 3f, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Lose Your Wad (9-1) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Tough Girl 150-1 (8-10) Never closer than mid-division, pushed along on inside over 2f out, behind and struggling soon after, last of 9, 16 1/2l behind Grenham Bay (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Exorbitant 14-1 (9-7) Rearing in stalls, off the pace in last trio, good late headway, never near to challenge, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Alpha Zulu (9-7) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Mar.
