held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
led, driven clear over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
mid-division, driven halfway, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never a threat
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, faded final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
tracked leaders, driven halfway, weakened over 2f out
outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
Top Offer keeps mainly to the all-weather nowadays and seems best on that surface. Emblaze recorded her only win so far at Southwell in February and remains 6lb higher while Yair Hill has won just the once since 2013 and that was over a year ago. But BAJAN REBEL landed an apprentices’ race at Catterick last week. She not only avoids a penalty in this but is slightly better off as she won from out of the handicap last time and Mick Easterby’s mare can take advantage and go in again.
Top Offer 16-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Flying Fantasy (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Vecheka (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Slowly away, soon in mid-division, pushed along halfway, effort 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Bajan Rebel (8-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Emblaze 11-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left and faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Basingstoke (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Lendal Bridge 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Lord Of The Storm (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Shearian 25-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 30 1/4l behind Affectionate Lady (9-1) at Redcar 7f stks (6) hvy in Mar.
Yair Hill (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear and keen, headway over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Gone With The Wind (9-10) at Carlisle 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Bajan Rebel 14-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon ridden, held on, won at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Apr beating Tancred (9-5) by nk, 15 ran.
Bushtiger (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 9, 12 1/4l behind Mustaqbal (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Great Demeanor (USA) 40-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, led and not fluent 2 out, headed before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 18, 9 1/2l behind Abyaat (11-12) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.