chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon behind
hood removed late, soon chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner over 1f out to inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, not reached winner
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd and no extra towards finish
dwelt and behind, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
made all, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, held on towards finish
dwelt, behind, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
Recent good form is hard to find in this handicap but it should still be a competitive race none the less and we side with Ruth Carr's NINTH HOUSE who is put forward to score at the main expense of Kabis Amigos and Summer Dancer. The selection comes from a yard in top form of late and although he his yet to win on turf remains one to side with. His last outing was encouraging and he finished strongly. Amongst this company his first victory on the grass looks imminent. The usually reliable Kabis Amigos was a tad disappointing when last seen, he can be forgiven given the way the race panned out though. He has won over a similar trip on fast ground in the past but a finish behind the earlier mentioned seems likely. Summer Dancer also makes the shortlist here, and although his most recent form isn't great, he has looked progressive recently and he should make the minors here. King Pin is lightly raced and finding it difficult at this level, that said he ran well when runner-up last time, we shouldn't get too carried away by the performance but if he can build on that then he should do well here. Of the rest Kalhan Sands and Jebel Tara looks best but recent form is poor so they should be of no concern to the selection Ninth House.
Kalhan Sands (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Golden Penny (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
Jebel Tara 9-1 (8-10) Led to halfway, tracked leader, leg again briefly 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind Sunnyside Tom (8-10) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Summer Dancer (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Behind, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Stellite (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Castlebury (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Held up behind leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 10l behind Marvo (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Fyodorovich (USA) 80-1 (9-1) Chased winner 4f out, soon outpaced, weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 16l behind Templetuohy Max (9-2) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Bentley 11-1 (8-13) Broke well, prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, hung left and weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 12, 9l behind Restless Genius (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
King Pin 33-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind El Dececy (9-13) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Big Slick (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Prominent, under pressure halfway, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 12l behind Punching (9-2) at Southwell 7f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Apr.
Ninth House (USA) 16-1 (10-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, carried left inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Botham (10-8) at Hamilton 1m (6) gf in May.
Young Gladiator (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, lost place well over 2f out, 11th of 12, 26l behind Gracie's Gift (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Mont Cervin 28-1 (8-10) Reluctant to race, tracked leaders, reminders 6f out, weakened 3f out, soon eased, last of 12, well behind Amber Moon (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Paint Stripper 20-1 (8-12) Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 12l behind My Mate Mal (9-0) at Newcastle 1m sell stks (6) gf in May.
Stoic Leader (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, effort halfway, no impression, 9th of 12, 7l behind Bere Davis (8-11) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Kabis Amigos 6-1 (8-13) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Woodsley House (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Slip Star 16-1 (8-3) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 16, 12l behind Betteras Bertie (8-7) at Doncaster 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
