dwelt, in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
held up, ridden halfway, never able to challenge
tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
keen held up in touch, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd post
keen tracked leaders, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, readily
led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra near finish
Steelcut and Special Quality have claims but may struggle to contain CAPTAIN COKE in the closer. Our selection followed up his Kempton win with a course and distance romp last time, despite having been keen as he saw plenty of daylight. The Irish raider can only improve for being covered up and looks more than capable of landing the hat-trick despite a 6lb penalty having struck up a winning partnership with Andrea Atzeni. Steelcut was behind Captain Coke at Kempton but having won since is actually worse off at the weights. Add that to the fact he had an easy time of things in front when winning last time and he's worth taking on, although arriving in such good form he may hang on for second. Special Quality may have something to say about that though and could also take Steelcut on for the lead. Frankie will surely be eager not to go off as quickly as he did last time when beaten a couple of lengths and if he can hang on to the horse a big run is expected, as he's totally unexposed and should progress. Brynfa Boy should get the strong pace he needs and that'll bring him closer to Steelcut than at Sandown, however he does remain a turf maiden and is opposable until showing he has what it takes to score on the grass. Tom Folan was behind our pick last time but is 6lbs better off and could go well as a course and distance winner although she's engaged to run at Warwick on Thursday. Captain Coke was impressive that day and gets our vote to go in again.
Tony The Tap 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 8l behind Hamish Mcgonagall (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 105 (2) gf.
Fleeting Star (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 15, 7l behind Gwilym (8-10) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Steelcut 16-1 (8-13) Made all on rail, hung left from 1f out, soon ridden and kept on strongly, won at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Ajjaadd (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and weakened final furlong, 12th of 14, 7l behind Hotham (9-11) at York 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Brynfa Boy 7-2fav (9-2) Steadied and switched right start, towards rear, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, switched right to rail entering final furlong, ran on, never threatened leaders, 5th of 11, 4l behind Steelcut (8-13) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Captain Coke (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) With leader, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Tom Folan (8-6) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Diamond Johnny G (USA) 80-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Burning Thread (8-13) at Sandown 5f 3yo lst stk (1) gd.
Special Quality (USA) 9-4 (9-9) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra and lost 3 places inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Drift And Dream (9-8) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Tom Folan 16-1 (8-6) Tracked leading pair after 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd post, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Captain Coke (9-3) at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
