held up, good headway on far rail halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear, easily
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leader, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, chased leaders weakened
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched right soon after, soon ridden, kept on same pace inside final furlong
steadied and switched left start, held up in mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders halfway, weakened final furlong
chased leaders near side of group, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
chased leaders, hung right and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace and no chance with easy winner
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
reared up badly leaving stalls, behind, headway far rail chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up towards rear, never on terms
led until over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung right 2f out, soon ridden and weakened soon after
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Dirty Rascal returned to winning ways dropped back to 6f at Wolverhampton but is penalised. Soaring Star ended last year with a second at Doncaster and Trinity Lake went close on the all-weather back in September. Apollinaire’s best form so far has been over shorter trips but AL SUIL EILE returns to today’s distance for the first time since scoring at Kempton in February and Shaun Harris’ grey gets another chance having won over track and trip in the past.
Dirty Rascal (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Gobi Sunset (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Colonel Whitehead (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Started slowly, outpaced in rear, never a factor, 9th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Fantasy Believer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Harbour Vision 6-1 (9-7) Keen, chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, keeping on well 1f out, no more, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Idoapologise (9-1) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Apollinaire 9-2 (9-6) Awkward leaving stalls, held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, made no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Amber Island (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Strongbowe (FR) 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt and pushed along, soon chased leaders, pushed along again over 3f out where 6th, lost place and no impression from under 2f out, 18th of 20, 15 3/4l behind Laughifuwant (9-10) at Curragh 1m hcp hvy in Aug.
Rodin 13-2 (8-11) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened into 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Scottish Summit (9-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Trinity Lake 12-1 (9-3) Pushed into midfield, ridden on outside over 3f out, switched wider and ran on strongly over 1f out, could not reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Impatient (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Gambon (GER) 18-1 (9-1) Held up, headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Molls Memory (9-6) at Newbury 7f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Soaring Star (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Midfield, headway over 2f out, switched left and ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Flying Pursuit (10-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Al Suil Eile (FR) 17-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway travelling well over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Devil's Angel (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
John Clare (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 5l behind Full Intention (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 29 1/4l behind Society Queen (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Final Frontier (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Power Over Me (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
