made all, driven clear over 1f out, ran on well
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, effort when hung right on bend well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, hampered and lost place soon after start, headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing winner, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, soon driven to chase leaders, hampered soon after, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Plenty of guesswork needed as which one of these will bounce back to form and a purely speculative vote goes to WATERLOO DOCK. He showed a bit more over C&D last time and is now 2lb lower than when beating today's rival Chjimes at this time last year. The latter has also slipped down the weights but rarely gets his head in front nowadays, while the selection also has the beating of Athaakeel on earlier form. Do More Business posted a better effort last time and is preferred to Young Simon of the others.
Waterloo Dock 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Captain Dimitrios (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Athaakeel (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 10l behind Dancing Welcome (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Chjimes (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Speak The Truth (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Mi Regalo 20-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 24l behind General Tufto (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Young Simon 11-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Consistant (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Do More Business (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind First Class (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Tamino (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Led narrowly, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Boy The Bell (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.