track leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead towards finish
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
tracked leaders early, lost place and mid-division, ridden and headway when switched left over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakend over 1f out
led early, chased leaders, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind and keen, headway when not much room 3f out, soon switched left, stayed on inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, one pace
always behind
The shortlist contains Angaric, Quaker Boy and Feeling Irie, with the vote going to the last-named horse. Angaric's fair second to Mulligan's Gold makes his rating competitive today, we feel. Beowulf is closely weighted with him based on that form. Sgt Schultz has left the impression he is capable of better and Robert Winston is an interesting booking. Obscene seemed to show a lot of improvement at Kempton last time and, if building on that on Turf, would be a danger to all. Quaker Boy has shown enough over shorter than today's trip to suggest he has to be considered over a distance more in keeping with his pedigree. Feeling Irie won his maiden over course and distance last year and two of three subsequent disappointing starts came on soft going, so do not rule him out, but it would be hard to build a strong case for the others. Once again, though, the overall vote goes to Feeling Irie.
Angaric (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Prominent, outpaced 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Mulligan's Gold (8-13) at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Penny Glitters 80-1 (9-0) Raced stand side, chased leaders over 4f, 16th of 19, 13l behind Illuminise (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Apr.
Beowulf 14-1 (8-8) Chased winner, hit winning jockey's whip, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Mulligan's Gold (8-13) at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Sgt Schultz (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 11l behind Danetime Lord (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Sea Grain (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Behind stands' side, outpaced halfway, 10th of 13, 32l behind Penny Whisper (8-1) at Newcastle 7f 2yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Obscene 66-1 (8-1) In touch, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Namid Reprobate (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Quaker Boy 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and one pace when badly hampered approaching final furlong, not recover, 9th of 14, 9l behind Buzzin'boyzee (8-6) at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp (6) frm in Apr.
Laphonic (USA) 9-2 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to chase winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 11, 13l behind Glenbuck (8-9) at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Nov.
