held up, never troubled leaders
led, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed near finish
always towards rear
chased leaders 6f out until over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance and edged right inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader 8f out until 6f out, remained handy, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
keen, prominent, ridden to chased leader over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish
held up, hampered 8f out, headway 6f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
Sir Haydn is in top form at present and should go close in his hat-trick bid, but on this occasion we will side with Wellington Hall, with Boppys Princess and Vamp also expected to run well. Wellington Hall was in great form last season and almost got off to a winning start this campaign. He was very well supported when going down by head to Authority at Yarmouth and he can repay supporters this evening. Sir Haydn's latest victory came in an apprentice handicap at Wolverhampton, he could still be ahead of the handicapper and merits every respect. Vamp progressed nicely last term and and looks on a pretty fair mark for his return. Meanwhile Boppy's Princess comes her in winning form having beaten High Reserve in good fashion at Beverley last time. So plenty in with chances here but Wellington Hall looks the pick of the weights and gets our vote.
Sir Haydn 6-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Scottish River (9-5) by 3l, 13 ran.
Harcourt (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place after 3f, ridden and switched right over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Into The Shadows (8-7) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gs.
Wellington Hall (GER) 5-2fav (9-1) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong no extra, 2nd of 15, hd behind Authority (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Arabie 5-2jt-fav (9-12) Held up in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Kylkenny (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Top Spec (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Slowly away and behind, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 19, 9l behind Spring Jim (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gs.
Malibu (IRE) 11-8 (8-13) Held up, tracked leading pair 2f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 4f stk (5) pol in Apr beating Sian Thomas (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Boppys Princess 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (5) sft in Apr beating High Reserve (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Night Sight (USA) 25-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 2l behind Sangiovese (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd.
