dwelt and went right start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, never a threat
went badly right start, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
dwelt and hampered start, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
went left start, in touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms
made all, 5 lengths clear halfway, hard driven over 1f out, stayed on well
went right start, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Chief Justice went close on several occasions last year including at York in September and has been gelded since. But he has 8lb to find on these terms with a similar type in QUEEN’S SARGENT, who also finished runner-up at York last season and was gelded during the interim. Kevin Ryan’s charge gets the vote given Farhh Away, On A May Day and Party Fears Too have shown little so far and the newcomer Hop Maddocks will need to be above average to figure on his debut.
Chief Justice 11-2 (9-2) Slowly away and went left start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, held close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Mont Kinabalu (9-2) at York 7f stks (3) gd in Oct.
Farhh Away 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Al Hajar (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Hop Maddocks (IRE) Roderic O'connor colt out of Yurituni.
Party Fears Too (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, hung left on bend over 4f out, always behind, last of 8, 13 1/4l behind Soldier's Minute (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Queen's Sargent (FR) 33-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 22, 4 1/2l behind Laugh A Minute (8-12) at Doncaster 7f stks (2) gs in Sep.
Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE) The Carbon Unit colt out of Dancing Cosmos.
On A May Day (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 17l behind Night Castle (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.