slowly into stride, held up, ridden headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
prominent, chased winner over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
chased leader, led over 3f out, driven out
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
slowly into stride, keen and held up, weakened over 3f out, eased final 2f
raced in rear, ridden and some headway approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
pulled hard, chased leaders, lost place over 5f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression
keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders over 7f
soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
A really tough one to call and Kuster is only a tentative selection, while Bay Boy, King's Ransom and Experimental are forwarded as dangers. Admittedly, the last named has a bit to find on ratings and has to be an each-way option. He has been plying his trade under both codes and has been in good heart of late. John Harris' charge managed to halt a long losing run on his penultimate start and could be the surprise package of the race. King's Ransom faces a stiff in giving weight away to all bar Tizzy May and needs everything to go his way. Still, he has a feasible chance on these terms. Bay Boy ran one of his better races when second at Ayr last month. He has been kept busy since he joined Mark Johnston and is worth bearing in mind if the market vibes are strong today. However, he has struggled to get his head in front and has been very expensive to follow. So we prefer to go with Kuster, who sets the standard on the official figures. Luca Cumani's charge has obviously endured training problems and it is unlikely that he is going to improve greatly at his age. Nevertheless, he has ability locked away somewhere and, quite frankly, would not need to be at his best to wallop most of these.
King's Ransom 20-1 (9-4) Hampered start, in rear, ridden 4f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 5l behind Recalcitrant (8-2) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Tizzy May (FR) 5-2fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind Sam's Secret (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m sll (6) gf in May.
Bay Boy 9-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on towards finish, just held close home, 2nd of 6, shd behind Primo Way (8-1) at Ayr 1m 1f hcap (4) gs in May.
Kuster 33-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, never a factor, 8th of 10, 14l behind Nosferatu (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Steak N Kidney (USA) 100-1 (8-9) Started slowly, always in rear, 15th of 17, 22l behind Participation (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct '05.
Princess Zaha 66-1 (8-9) Started very slowly, always in rear, last of 11, 13l behind Wavertree Warrior (9-0) at Bath 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) gf in May '05.
Experimental (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Chased leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Adage (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Arthur Parker 66-1 (9-12) Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 3f out and weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 12, 24l behind Calabash Cove (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in May.
Evolution Ex (USA) 11-1 (9-12) Prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 14l behind Bond Diamond (9-6) at Beverley 1m sll (5) gf in Apr.
Ming Vase 5-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 7l behind Shandelight (8-7) at Southwell 1m Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in May.
Sheriff's Deputy 50-1 (8-9) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 29l behind Diktatorship (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in May.
Rose Muwasim 12-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, hung left from well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind El Capitan (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in May.
