pressed winner, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, faded towards finish
dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish
dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away towards rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
Son And Sannie was having only his third start for Paul Midgley when scoring at Wolverhampton and should go well again. But NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (NAP) has improved for the application of blinkers and scored over 6f here last time. He was beaten only a nose over track and trip before that and Bill Muir’s charge can make another bold bid. Verne Castle returns to action though was beaten by Restless Rose at Chelmsford back in January and the latter can figure back over the minimum trip today while Dark Shot is on a decent mark having shown up well at Southwell last time.
Verne Castle 9-2 (9-3) Pulled hard tracking leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on towards finish, never able to challenge, 4th of 5, 5l behind Lord Riddiford (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Restless Rose 15-2 (9-10) Mid-division on outside, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Melodic Charm (9-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Lomu (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Rock Boy Grey (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Son And Sannie (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Headway to lead over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Tathmeen (8-13) by shd, 10 ran.
Lihou 22-1 (9-2) Slightly better than midfield, pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Punchbowl Flyer (9-4) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Grandfather Tom 22-1 (9-2) Chased leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened, 6th of 8, 6l behind Zim Baby (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Saaheq 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, well held inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Juan Les Pins (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Dark Shot 10-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Queen Of Kalahari (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Newyorkstateofmind 3-1fav (9-5) Close up, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Spanish Star (9-6) by 3/4l, 12 ran.