held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, held inside final furlong, kept on, no extra close home
slow to break, held up in rear, well beaten over 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never threatened
bumped and squeezed out start, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ran on final 150 yards, not trouble leaders
mid-division, effort over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 4f out, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely
mid-division, driven and some headway over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place
prominent, led 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out until well inside final furlong, no impression close home
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, held final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
The veteran CASPIAN PRINCE (NAP) won a conditions' race at Beverley in good style last time and has a fine strike rate on the all-weather. He won on last year’s Northumberland Plate card when beating Venturous, Ornate and 2018 winner Copper Knight. The latter scored at York last month with Count D'Orsay and Sunday Sovereign behind and the latter pair have both placed subsequently while Kind Review was well beaten in the same sprint at York but went on to win at Redcar. Aljady has a shout back in handicap company while Desert Safari could go well returning to the minimum trip for this.
Venturous (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Reared and unseated rider prior to loading, outpaced towards rear, late headway on far rail over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 17, 2 3/4l behind Copper Knight (8-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Lahore (USA) 40-1 (9-9) Mid-division near side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 20th of 21, 22 1/4l behind Gulliver (9-7) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Ostilio 50-1 (10-0) Jinked right start, pulled into lead after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 16 1/2l behind Baashir (8-9) at York 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Count D'Orsay (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run inside final 2f until over 1f out, ran on when in the clear, went 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leading duo, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind King's Lynn (9-4) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Desert Safari (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Switched right and led far side group and likely overall, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased, 11th of 21, 10l behind Rohaan (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.
Caspian Prince (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Made all, quickened clear inside final furlong, driven out - hand timed, won at Beverley 5f stks (3) gf in Jun beating Motagally (9-2) by 3l, 5 ran.
Aljady (FR) 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakening when hung left over 1f out, 6th of 11, 7 1/4l behind King's Lynn (9-4) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) gs in May.
May Sonic 5-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, last of 7, 20 1/4l behind Concierge (8-6) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Sunday Sovereign 20-1 (9-3) Disputed lead, pushed along and headed 2f out, responded well to pressure and stayed on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Pendleton (9-2) at York 5f hcp (2) sft in May.
Ornate 250-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 12th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Oxted (9-5) at Ascot 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Blue De Vega (GER) 18-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind in centre, headway out wide over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Mokaatil (8-4) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Embour (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Lampang (10-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Copper Knight (IRE) 9-2fav (8-12) Quickly away, prominent on near side rail, hung left from over 1f out, plugged on towards finish, 7th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Mokaatil (8-4) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Kind Review 7-2 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, driven out, won at Redcar 5f hcp (3) gd in May beating Dark Shot (8-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
