close up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Lilkian has a fine strike rate on the all-weather and won under today’s apprentice here last month. He finished just behind fourth-placed Tyger Bay before that and the latter is not out of this but WISEACRE has the most scope. The latter went close at Salisbury last time and further progress is expected now handicapping. Mobarhin was narrowly beaten when last seen over track and trip back in January and is preferred to Algheed of the rest.
Lilkian 5-2 (9-9) Led 1f, chased leader until over 1f out, chased leaders, ran on to lead again final 100 yards, won going away, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in May beating Mick's Spirit (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Tyger Bay 4-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, held up, headway and wide home turn, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, never any chance with winner, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Pure Dreamer (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in May.
Wiseacre (IRE) 9-4fav (10-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Zainalarab (9-7) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Algheed (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 15th of 20, 14 1/2l behind Maywake (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Mobarhin (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Led under stand side rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Royal Musketeer (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gd in May.