raced on near side rail, made all, ridden and kept on well final furlong
chased leaders racing on near side rail, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten
held up in touch, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along on outside and struggling when hung left over 2f out
held up in touch in last pair, switched left 2f out, headway soon after, stayed on into 3rd final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
pressed winner, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Mister Musicmaster went up 6lb for a comfortable victory at Bath but has never won from a mark this high. Lady Sylvia was in excellent form in the autumn and will have needed her comeback at Bath last month while HECTOR'S CHANCE is the only course winner having gained his only victory on Turf in 2013. The latter is 10lb lower than on the all-weather so has to be the selection as the ultra-consistent Rafaaf, who hasn't run on Turf since 2012, is much better handicapped on the all-weather. Berkeley Vale will attract support with Ryan Moore on board as he's carried big weights in his last two starts at Lingfield, winning the latest in comfortable style for which he's been raised 7lb.
Mister Musicmaster 5-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Freddy With A Y (9-5) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Hatsaway (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Early reminders, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 13, well behind Arrowzone (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Star Links (USA) 33-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 5th early, pushed along over 3f out, edged right over 2f out where squeezed for room, soon no impression, 8th of 11, 13l behind Laviniad (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m hcp gf in May.
Lady Sylvia 9-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 7, 5l behind Boogangoo (9-4) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gf in May.
Tatting 14-1 (9-7) Held up and behind, driven along on wide outside 2f out, no progress and eased inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 13l behind Collaboration (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Berkeley Vale 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led 1f out, edged left, clear towards finish, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May beating Afkar (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Hector's Chance 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Reggie Bond (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4).
Gracious George (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 5l behind City Of Angkor Wat (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Rafaaf (IRE) 5-2fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Black Truffle (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) in Apr.
