raced wide, in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
slowly away, keen towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked clear leader, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish
soon led and 3 lengths clear, increased lead 4f out, pushed along and reduced lead 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places close home
anticipated start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Calcutta Dream went close at Wolverhampton having earlier won over track and trip while CUSACK (NAP) also scored over course and distance on his penultimate start. The latter struggled on soft going at Redcar last time but gets another chance back on this surface. Dougies Dream won over a mile here in March though has yet to race over this far while Bearwith placed here last autumn and Gonnetot may improve now handicapping.
Bearwith 6-4fav (9-9) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Compliant (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Dougies Dream (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, outpaced 3f out, 13th of 15, 19 1/2l behind Do I Dream (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Gonnetot (FR) 125-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Regheeb (9-1) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Apr.
Cusack 17-2 (8-11) Tracked leader 4f, remained handy, wandered and weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Lunar Jet (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Calcutta Dream (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-5) Close 3rd on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Cicely (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hot Team (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Hopeforthebest (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.