made all, ridden 2f out, edged left then right inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, keeping on same pace when slightly hampered inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
dwelt, in touch in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
tracked winner until ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Cumulonimbus completed a double over 1m3f last summer on good to soft ground but has never raced over this far. Hasty Sailor's three victories have been on the all-weather but SONNERIE POWER scored over the trip on Polytrack and made an encouraging reappearance on heavy ground at Leicester so gets the nod. Appier's six career victories have been at a lower level while Liseo is still a maiden though makes his handicap debut from what looks a fair mark. Star Angel has run poorly on soft ground after scoring at Southwell. Captain Kane passed up an entry in the 5.15 at York yesterday to run in this .
Cumulonimbus (IRE) 9-4fav (8-10) Close up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and rallied final furlong, 6th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Lightening Company (8-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Hasty Sailor (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Real Dream (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in May.
Sonnerie Power (FR) 9-2 (9-9) Held up in touch in rear, headway 3f out, soon chased leader, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Duke Of Verona (9-8) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Captain Kane 18-1 (9-9) In rear, pushed along well over 1f out, never in contention, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Savrola (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in May.
Appier (IRE) 13-8fav (9-10) Slowly away, held up, headway from 4f out, led entering final two furlongs, pushed along entering final furlong, asserted inside final 110 yards, always doing enough near finish, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May beating Citizen General (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Liseo (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Sea Flawless (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Apr.
Star Angel 10-3jfav (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon well held, plugged on, 4th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Justus (9-4) at Doncaster 2m hcp (4) sft in Apr.