held up towards rear, wide and headway 3f out, tracked leaders 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
dwelt towards rear, ridden and entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead post
held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
close up, pushed along and lost place over 2f out
led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along to lead again 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, caught post
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place
raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on
headway to lead after 1f, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
Big Meeting didn't show much in two starts on Turf last summer but it was a different matter at Chelmsford last month where he scored with plenty in hand. He'll be suited by the longer trip and will make a bold bid for a successful handicap debut but conceding 12lb to AEONIAN may prove beyond him. A son of Ulysses, the latter did well to score over 7f as a juvenile and ran into two subsequent winners when staying on over a mile at Haydock last month. Dembe had Menai Bridge just half-a-length behind when landing the valuable All-weather Vase here in April, with Pistoletto back in sixth. The winner ran a shocker when revering to Turf at Leicester so it's no surprise to see him back on Polytrack.
Pistoletto (USA) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, last of 5, 3 1/4l behind Chai Yo Power (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Big Meeting (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Reared slightly start, chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in May beating Glory Nights (9-4) by 5 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sky Power (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Pulled hard, towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, no extra and faded inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Heart Of Soul (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
Sarvan 14-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 35l behind Pride Of America (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May.
Menai Bridge 9-1 (9-3) Led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 13 1/4l behind Legend Of Dubai (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Deal A Dollar 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear of mid-division, briefly ridden along halfway, driven along and weakened from over 2f out, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Heart Of Soul (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
Dembe 5-1 (9-9) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased, detached, last of 5, dist behind Tucson Cloud (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in May.
Aeonian (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) In touch, headway 3f out, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Phantom Flight (9-11) at Haydock 1m stks (5) gd in May.
Value Theory (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Led 6f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Outgate (9-2) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gs in May.