tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
keen towards rear, short lived effort on outer over 3f out
keen close up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
slowly away in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
BARTHOLOMEW J took the step up in distance in his stride when scoring by five lengths over track and trip last time. He’s been raised 8lb but should still confirm superiority with runner-up Too Many Shots. The remainder are all attempting 1m4f for the first time and La Vie En Rose was placed over 1m2f at Chelmsford earlier. Breeding suggests Nobleman should also last home on his handicap debut, with Jim Crowley’s presence suggesting he is preferred to stablemate Curtsy.
La Vie En Rose 7-2 (9-8) Chased winner, ridden 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Seaborn (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nobleman (GER) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 13, 11l behind Qatar Man (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
Curtsy (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Icespire (9-0) at Salisbury 7f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Oct.
Amadeus Rox (FR) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out, 9th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Glorious Forever (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Too Many Shots 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leader until 9f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching final 2f, edged left 1f out, kept on, no chance with clear winner, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Bartholomew J (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Greyjoy (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up last, never on terms, 6th of 9, 8l behind Darkroom Angel (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Light Gunner (IRE) 200-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Wefait (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Netley Abbey 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, raced wide keen, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Arab Moon (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Bartholomew J (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, wide and headway over 3f out, soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, pushed out, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Too Many Shots (9-4) by 5l, 6 ran.
Zipedee 25-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Fleeting Francesca (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.