reared and slightly impeded rival exiting stalls, held up, outpaced when pushed along 2f out, soon beaten, stayed on one pace in fifth inside final furlong
close up, pressed leader 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden when every chance just inside final 110 yards, unable to quicken and no extra in third near finish
made all, hard pressed both sides 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on gamely near finish, always doing enough
prominent, pressed leader from 3f out, ridden when still every chance 1f out, kept on but no extra in close second near finish
held up, ridden when chased leaders 3f out, pushed along 2f out, switched to far-side rail 1f out, ridden when short of room inside final 110 yards, kept on again in close fourth near finish
slightly impeded by rival exiting stalls, held up behind, outpaced 3f out, never a factor
NonRunner
CAVALLUCCIO (NAP) has gone close on a couple of occasions since scoring at Chelmsford last month. He finished over five lengths clear of the rest when runner-up on fast ground at Yarmouth last week and gets the vote to go one better. Richard P Smith is fitted with a visor after placing at Windsor while Golden Mayflower was narrowly beaten over a shorter trip on the Polytrack at the start of the year. Glory Nights is another upped in distance and has more scope than Eklil.
Golden Mayflower 10-1 (10-0) Switched left start, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Spring Promise (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.
Balgair 18-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Tiempo Star (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Richard P Smith (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Junkanoo (9-6) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in May.
Eklil 18-1 (8-3) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Torcello (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Cavalluccio (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, good headway out wide 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and clear, idled in front and headed inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Moonlit Cloud (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Azamhan (FR) 66-1 (9-4) Towards rear, raced keenly, pushed along and dropped away 3f out, last of 18, 34 1/4l behind Dashing Panther (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Glory Nights (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Onight (9-10) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.