Midfield, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, never nearer
Always towards rear
Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on well
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no extra
Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on
Always towards rear
Always behind
Air To Air has gone close in both starts in handicaps but has been raised a further 8lb for this. Southwell winner Action Hero was well beaten on Turf last time, though still finished ahead of Et Tu Brute, while Sweet Bertie’s earlier success at Wolverhampton came over further. A couple of these were last seen contesting Listed races but while Bowman steps up from 6f, AL FAHDAA won over today’s trip at Kempton last year before struggling in heavy ground so the Hannon filly gets the vote on her handicap debut. Skibo Castle and Chipstead are others with plenty of scope now handicapping.
Air To Air 10-11fav (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway going well when not much room 2f out, went 2nd and looked to be cruising over 1f out, pushed up to challenge inside final furlong, ridden towards finish, held close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Balearic (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Sweet Bertie (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Keen raced wide, headway to press leader after 3f, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Nortonthorpe Boy (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Al Fahdaa 22-1 (9-0) Held up in last pair, some headway far side of group 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 33l behind Love Is You (9-0) at Newbury 7f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Bowman (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Led near side group, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 20th of 21, 19 3/4l behind Lullaby Moon (8-9) at Redcar 6f lst (1) sft in Oct.
Action Hero (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out, faded late on, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Sibaaq (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Et Tu Brute (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Broke well, prominent, pushed before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Sibaaq (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Rhoscolyn 18-1 (8-13) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, last of 7, 6 1/2l behind Zwelela (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Skibo Castle (FR) 25-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Creative Force (9-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Chipstead 7-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden 2f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Vanitas (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Intrusive 50-1 (8-9) Always off the pace in last, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never a factor, last of 4, 12l behind Dragon Symbol (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Waterloo Sunset 18-1 (9-2) Dwelt, never better than mid-division, 8th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Haveyoumissedme (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) hvy in Oct.