made all, pushed clear over 1f out, comfortable
awkward leaving stalls, always raced in last place, ridden 4f out, short lived effort over 2f out, soon weakened, behind from over 1f out
keen tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, outpaced by winner from over 1f out
Auld Burns won over a slightly shorter trip on his reappearance and was third in the Sandown Classic Trial on his next start. But he's rather gone off the boil, albeit on softer ground. Richard Hannon's gelding will probably start favourite here, however, but may struggle to give 9lb to FANNY MAY. Dennis Coakley's filly has also been highly tried throughout her career to date but will be all the better for her run behind easy winner Rumh at Newbury last month and should see out this slightly longer trip. Bussa won at Salisbury in May but looks set for third place on these terms.
Auld Burns 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 6l behind Dominant (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gs in Jun.
Bussa 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, not clear run and switched over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Powerful Presence (9-12) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Fanny May 20-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken over 1f out, soon beaten, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 9l behind Rumh (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
