raced keenly, tracked leaders, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed when ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong
awkwardly away, towards rear, driven and headway inside final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, well held when lost 4th inside final furlong
raced alone towards stands side 3f, towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
pressed leader, driven and lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, headway under pressure inside final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong
soon outpaced in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on to take 4th inside final furlong, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong
A number of these have not lived up to expectations this term, hence the descent into claiming grade. Kings Academy arguably has the best form in the book although it was disappointing that he could not get closer last time at Yarmouth, whilst Rag Tatter and Jet Setter have both shown ability but continue to frustrate. The former could well be galvanised by the application of first-time cheekpieces but the vote goes to BLACK BUBBA. He's nicely treated by race conditions and has consistently run his race since being gelded last August. He battled on well when just inched out in an above-average Catterick seller five days ago so arrives in good from and can go one better.
Kings Academy 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, son headed, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Cartographer (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Allegheny Bay (IRE) (8-11) 5th of 12, 5l behind Island In The Sky (8-11) at Chantilly 7f stks gd in May.
Jet Setter (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-0) Close up, effort 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Endeavour (9-0) at Leicester 6f stks (6) gd in Apr.
Rag Tatter 14-1 (9-0) Went right start, led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Komodo (9-0) at Wetherby 7f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Stevie Brown 22-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 22 1/2l behind Helovaplan (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Trust The Indian 12-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furllong, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Beepeecee (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Black Bubba (IRE) 3-1 (8-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, caught post, 2nd of 9, hd behind Searanger (9-9) at Catterick 6f stks (6) gf in May.
Cookie's Star 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 3 3/4l behind Stepney (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Apr.
She's Rosanna 100-1 (8-0) Held up, weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Rashford's Double (9-9) at Nottingham 1m (5) gd in Nov.