slowly into stride, behind, ridden and effort on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge
raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway on inside 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on towards finish
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no impression
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, staying on when slightly hampered inside final furlong, ran on to chase winner final 75 yards, held towards finish
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed when edged left entering final furlong, no extra
DHHAMAAN can be the man in this handicap, while Nufoudh also has very strong claims and Johnny Lesters Hair is another for the short-list. The last-named is 4lbs worse off with Nufoudh than when Tracy Waggott's gelding beat him two lengths here last month. On that basis, they are weighted to finish very close here, and with both relishing trip and ground it is a tough rematch to call. Stellite has three course and distance wins to his name and is now back on a very competitive mark, so has to be respected from a stable going well, while Cils Blanc is interesting after a break. Even so, we will side with Dhhamaan. Ruth Carr's gelding was an eased-down winner of what was admittedly a very moderate contest at Newcastle last time, for which he has been put up by 8lbs. He has not won off this sort of mark for quite some time, but recent efforts have been very consistent and now that his latest win has come it looks like paying to stay on the right side of him today.
Inter Vision (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Behind, switched to outer over 1f out, no impression, 10th of 15, 11l behind Averoo (8-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Stellite 33-1 (7-13) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 8th of 14, 8l behind Ezdeyaad (8-12) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Jonny Lesters Hair (IRE) 5-2fav (9-4) Chased winner, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on strongly, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Nufoudh (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Nufoudh (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Made all, driven clear over 2f out, hard ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr beating Jonny Lesters Hair (9-4) by 2l, 12 ran.
Peter's Gift (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 7l behind Dream Win (9-0) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Cils Blancs (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Towards rear and pushed along, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 14, 8l behind Naomh Geileis (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Mister Jingles 16-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, hard driven over 1f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Nufoudh (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Shunkawakhan (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, last of 12, 23l behind Nufoudh (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 11-4fav (8-6) Made all, ridden 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Cross of Lorraine (8-12) by 4l, 10 ran.
