mid-division, weakened inside final 3f
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, pushed along and kept on steadily towards finish, never nearer
held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and not look keen over 2f out, wide home turn, kept on reluctantly towards finish
last pair, never on terms
led 1f, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, driven and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge
always prominent, pushed along over 4f out, led 2f out, stayed on well
held up and always towards rear
headway to lead 9f out until headed over 7f out, chased leader, chased winner inside final 2f until inside final furlong, soon weakened
prominent, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 7f out, headed 2f out, chased leaders, hung left over 1f out, weakened and lost places towards finish
out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not pace to challenge
THE VEGAS RAIDER may be worth another chance having failed to land the odds at Beverley on ground softer than ideal. Michael Bell’s charge had won easily at Salisbury before that and is preferred to Golden Claim, who scored over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton recently and is fitted with a tongue-tie today. Arenas Del Tiempo finished second when upped in trip at Brighton while Meisterzinger should be noted stepping up in distance on his handicap debut.
Prey For Glory 7-1 (9-5) Midfield, headway to chase leaders after 4f, close up 4f out, ridden and switched towards far side over 3f out, soon outpaced by leading pair, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 6 3/4l behind Olympic Theatre (9-7) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
Super Proud 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Sammarr (9-0) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
The Vegas Raider (IRE) 4-6fav (9-10) Held up, headway over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, tracked leaders 1f out, kept on inside final furlong until no extra close home, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Can Can Girl (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May.
Perthshire (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 6th of 13, 28l behind Bashosh (9-3) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in May.
Meisterzinger (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Raced wide keen, in touch, headway approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Beau Jardine (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in May.
Golden Claim 4-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, switched right and further progress over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on final 110 yards, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May beating Kayfast Warrior (9-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Waterloo Sunset 66-1 (8-6) Always behind, 10th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Bowman (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Arenas Del Tiempo 40-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway centre of main group 3f out, kept on into 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Lochanthem (9-6) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May.
Sky Blue Thinking 7-2jfav (9-6) Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Big Little Lie (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Quintessa 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Echo Point (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Largo Bay (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, headway to go second over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Maxine (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in May.
