led, ridden when headed narrowly 2f out, stayed on to regain lead inside final furlong, held on
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase front pair inside final 2f, kept on, no impression final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders
rider lost iron briefly leaving stalls, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders
mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression
tracked winner, lost place when ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
Proud Archi made a winning reappearance at Beverley and is only upped 4lb. But ATTEQ scored by seven lengths at the same track last week and can shrug off a penalty on that evidence. Richard Fahey’s charge should confirm superiority with runner-up Dapper Man but Thomas Cranmer may prove a threat with last month’s pipe-opener at Southwell under his belt. Seduce Me drops in class and may figure but Mama Africa has not progressed as expected so far this year.
Thomas Cranmer (USA) 9-4fav (8-8) Bumped leaving stalls, keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 1/4l behind Custard The Dragon (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Proud Archi (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly challenged closing stages, held on gamely, won at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Areen Heart (9-9) by shd, 7 ran.
Seduce Me 16-1 (8-4) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Brian The Snail (9-7) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Atteq 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Dapper Man (9-2) by 7l, 9 ran.
Mr Coco Bean (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, joined leader 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Sir Reginald Brown (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (6) gf in Apr.
Mama Africa (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven 2f out, one pace when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Alfred Richardson (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Dapper Man (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Atteq (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
The Bard's Advice 16-1 (9-12) With leaders, weakened from 1f out, 5th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Man About Town (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.