chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on inside final furlong
went right start, prominent, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
slow into stride, pushed along to lead, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
towards rear, headway over 3f out, headway over final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out
prominent, weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
This is a poor contest and we will give the tentative vote to BLUE NOODLES over Flamsteed and Tidal Force. The selection is dropped in grade tonight and at this level he has to be a leading player. He has ground conditions to suit and from a decent draw he can provide trainer Ollie Pears with a welcome winner. Flamsteed is another who has a fair draw and he drops to this level for the first time. He has yet to tackle ground with any cut in it, but if he handles it then he should go well. Tidal Force would have claims on the pick of his juvenile form but he has been largely disappointing so far this year and even though he has a good high draw he is hard to fancy. Come On Buckers wasn't beaten far in this grade at Brighton a couple of starts ago, although he would probably prefer the ground to be a bit quicker to be seen at his best. Handcuff may prove best of the others, but in a race that makes only limited appeal we will put forward Blue Noodles as the one to beat.
Blue Noodles 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Real Diamond (8-9) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Buckle Up 33-1 (8-11) Tracked leader until over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 8l behind Phoenix Enforcer (8-12) at Leicester 1m 3yo sll (6) gs.
Come On Buckers (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Stumbled leaving stalls, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6l behind Swinbrook (9-0) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Handcuff 80-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Phoenix Enforcer (8-12) at Leicester 1m 3yo sll (6) gs.
Hello Sunshine 80-1 (9-3) Stumbled start, always in rear, 16th of 17, 36l behind Devil You Know (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Kinigi (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Reared badly start, always behind, 10th of 11, 11l behind First Blade (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Mr Flannegan 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 12l behind Indian Art (9-5) at Salisbury 7f clm stks (5) gf.
Sirjosh 20-1 (8-4) Prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 8l behind Best In Class (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Spring Secret 18-1 (8-13) Slight lead to 6f out, chased leader, regained lead over 2f out until ridden, headed over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Mick Is Back (9-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Targs (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 8th of 11, 16l behind Whispering Spirit (8-12) at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) gs.
Tidal Force (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Soon pushed along to chase leaders on outer, ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, 7th of 9, 18l behind Indian Art (9-5) at Salisbury 7f clm stks (5) gf.
Cash In The Attic 10-1 (8-2) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind Arizona John (9-2) at Redcar 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (5) fm.
Jenny's Pride (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong when weakening, 5th of 15, 9l behind Shared Moment (8-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf.
Yellow River (USA) 33-1 (8-1) Steadied in stalls and reared badly, pulled very hard behind, rapid headway to lead just over 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly and soon well behind, last of 7, 22l behind Landucci (9-13) at Brighton 7f sell stks (6) gd in Jun.
Flamsteed (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and carried head high over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 5, 7l behind Satwa Street (9-7) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Mintoe 7-1 (8-13) Led, hung right 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Winrob (8-10) at Thirsk 1m 3yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Merry May 40-1 (8-4) Always in rear, struggling halfway, tailed off, last of 11, 30l behind First Blade (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Romantic Interlude (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 11l behind Guiseppe Verdi (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol.
