rear mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, never involved
mid-division, pushed along and minor headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not pace to challenge
in rear, ridden well over 1f out, no progress
front mid-division, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside last
prominent, pushed along and pressed leader 2f out, led 1f out, kept on and asserted towards finish, readily
soon led, pushed along and pressed 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on but always held
in rear, pushed along and plenty to do under 1f out, stayed on strongly, nearest finish
chased leaders, rider dropped whip well over 2f out, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on but no impression
The Covex Kid bids for a four-timer upped in class and raised a further 8lb while Rocket Yogi made a winning debut in handicaps when scoring at Yarmouth and debuts on the all-weather along with MR STANLEY. The latter made his seasonal debut in a higher grade contest at Leicester and is fancied to finish much closer at this lower level. Smart Start and Take A Stand make their handicap debuts with the former fitted with headgear.
Vitalline 11-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never involved, 8th of 12, 6 1/4l behind May Night (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Global Warning 33-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never involved, 7th of 9, 11 1/2l behind City Walk (9-10) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Smart Start (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Tracked winner, pushed along and wandered over 2f out, head high and lost 2nd over 1f out, chased leading pair, no impression when weakened inside final furlong, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Monaadah (10-2) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Handel (USA) 66-1 (8-6) Dwelt start, always towards rear, 11th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Biggles (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Red Showgirl 16-1 (9-1) Quickly away and went left start, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Origintrail (9-2) at Chester 6f hcp fll (4) gd in May.
Rocket Yogi (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon joined, ran on, all out, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gd in May beating Lelabad (8-10) by ns, 10 ran.
Little Prayer (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Off the pace in last pair, never on terms, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Wyvern (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Mr Stanley (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Devaste (8-4) at Leicester 6f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Take A Stand (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Pushed along to soon lead, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 9l behind Dayman (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
The Covex Kid (IRE) 8-11fav (9-4) Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gd in Jun beating Mr Trevor (10-0) by 3l, 13 ran.
