held up, pushed along 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never dangerous
held up, chased leaders 3f out, pushed along 2f out, went fifth inside final furlong, never nearer
held up, outpaced towards rear before halfway, never in contention
prominent, led 3f out, headed 2f out, outpaced by leading trio inside final furlong, gradually weakened
midfield, raced wide off home turn when making headway, still going well when briefly led 2f out, headed 1f out, outpaced by winner inside final furlong
midfield, chased leaders 4f out, pushed along 2f out, went third inside final furlong but not pace of front pair near finish
led early, raced wide and headed after first furlong, remained prominent, chased leaders 2f out, pushed along when led just before final furlong, ran on well, eased final strides, comfortable
prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
reluctant to load, midfield, outpaced 3f out, modest gains inside final furlong, never dangerous
outpaced early, never travelled
held up, outpaced before halfway, never dangerous
close up, led after first furlong, headed 3f out, weakened from 1f out
ROYAL DREAM was making his handicap debut when fourth over a mile at Southwell on his reappearance and this extra distance may bring further progress. Afloat would have finished closer at Chelmsford last time with a clear run but Kamanika was beaten on the Polytrack here before scoring on soft ground at Nottingham last month. Ectocross won on the all-weather here in March though Smooth Ryder and Corporate Raider weren’t far behind when filling the places.
Bear Force (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Chased leader on inside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Totnes (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Royal Dream 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on but never going pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Golden Maverick (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in May.
Deshi Girl (USA) (8-11) 13th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Noor Bano (8-11) at Meydan 7f mdn stks gd in Feb.
Afloat 4-1 (9-10) Slow away, held up in rear, effort and carried left over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind You Saw Brigadoon (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Denis Anthony (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, struggling over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Orchestra (9-9) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Kamanika (IRE) 2-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway until pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, 4th of 5, 8l behind Moonlit Cloud (9-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (5) hvy in May.
Shazam (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Urban Decay (9-2) at Southwell 1m fll stks (4) pol in Apr.
Smooth Ryder (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Soon steadied rear, outpaced and struggling over 3f out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Dog Fox (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Lady Bryanston (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Dwelt in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 9l behind Via Corone (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
Corporate Raider (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Golden Maverick (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in May.
Ectocross (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 6l behind Chester Tonik (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in May.
Lady Clemmie 10-1 (9-8) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Eastern Charm (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) sft in Apr.