slowly into stride and awkwardly away, off the pace towards rear, late headway out wide, never going pace to get involved
steadied start, held up in rear-division, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon switched back left, plugged on late but never on terms
led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off and eased final furlong
held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
off the pace in 4th, pushed along halfway, hung right and weakened final furlong
outpaced in rear, some late minor headway, never involved
pressed leader, led 2f out, clear when shaken up inside final furlong, readily
3rd on rail, switched out approaching halfway, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
restless in stalls held up in rear-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
Havagomecca beat PRIMO’S COMET, Riversway and Lady Lade over course and distance 10 days ago but Jim Goldie’s course specialist comes out best at the weights of that quartet today. Eeh Bah Gum won twice here last year but has changed stables and had a wind operation since last seen in October with Sheikh Maz Mahood and Speedacus also having an absence to overcome. Mereside Angel has come up short tried in this grade in the past and Sound Of Iona still appears out of sorts.
Havagomecca 6-1 (9-9) Held up in last, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, clear towards finish, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Primo's Comet (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Sound Of Iona 66-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 21, 12 3/4l behind Probe (8-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Eeh Bah Gum (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Disputed lead, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind May Blossom (9-6) at Leicester 5f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Riversway 7-2 (9-8) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Havagomecca (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Speedacus (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Prominent, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Pockley (8-13) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Lady Lade 5-2jfav (9-5) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong, last of 5, 7l behind Havagomecca (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Sheikh Maz Mahood (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Handy, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Havagomecca (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Mereside Angel (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Reigning Profit (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Primo's Comet 5-2jfav (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room and switched left entering final furlong, kept on, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Havagomecca (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
