held up in mid-division, some late headway, never nearer
led until over 2f out, weakened quickly
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
raced in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well
mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
Nonrunner
That all 12 of these have ratings tells you something about the race's quality, but this poor race can be won by RASSELAS; Jack O'lantern, Jimmy The Poacher and Beaumont's Party are just about the pick of the opposition. Our pick gets the vote on account of his consistency, having gone close in both handicaps and maidens of late. Furthermore he rated an unlucky loser last time, having been set far too much to do over a mile at Chester. With that in mind dropping back in trip wouldn't be necessarily ideal, but we're hopeful he's given a positive ride. Jack O'lantern tries headgear for the first time and that may enable further improvement. He's been thoroughly disappointing so far this term but his first couple of efforts in maiden company read very well and connections have found a weak race. Beaumont's Party was keen over a mile last time and looks worth trying back over this distance; indeed his first two runs in maidens were over seven and he's yet to better them, so it'd be no surprise were he to improve on his fair handicap effort last time. Jimmy The Poacher looked to suffer for a lack of stamina when second over a mile last time so dropping in trip also enters calculations, while the nicely bred Redden should be better than this and needs a market check. Quaestor's Irish form would give him strong claims with the yard now going better and On The Cusp doesn't have as much to find as the figures would imply, however Rasselas is the one we narrowly preferred.
Beaumont's Party (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Took keen hold, ridden 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Warning Song (9-6) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Jack O'lantern 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind King Of Windsor (9-0) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Jimmy The Poacher (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed over 6f out, pressed winner, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Another Magic Man (9-0) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
On The Cusp (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) In rear, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Calypso Star (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 3yo clm (5) gf in Jun.
Quaestor (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed halfway, weakened quickly, last of 10, 13l behind Key Light (9-0) at Windsor 6f 3yo stk 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Rasselas (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Hampered start, held up in last, pushed along with awkward head carriage over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished well, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Another Magic Man (9-0) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Redden 11-8fav (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon close up on outside, hung right on home turn, weakened soon after, 12th of 13, 10l behind Tewin Wood (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in May.
Sir Bruno (FR) 20-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Haatheq (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Goolagong (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Seasonal Cross (9-3) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Wild Rockette 7-1 (9-0) Raced wide, in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides and also lost 2nd, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind The Shuffler (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Stefanki (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Always behind, 8th of 10, 11l behind Robust Wish (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Red Yarn 9-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Cloud's End (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
