made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
taken to post early, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression
taken to post early, in touch in rear, headway when hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
NonRunner
A tricky finale though Bellevarde, Compton Lane and Dashing Poet were all beaten in lesser company on the all-weather last time. Boundsy and the race-fit Arzaak are dropped in class so respected while Batten The Hatches could be anything after making a winning debut at Newcastle in February. Chelmsford third Fantasy Keeper is also unexposed but CARLTON FRANKIE (NAP) looked a nice prospect when winning at York in the autumn and confirmed that impression with a cheeky success at Redcar last month, where he made all and was always holding those behind.
Carlton Frankie 2-1fav (9-3) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, held on well, won at Redcar 5f hcp fll (5) gd in Apr beating Kinloch Pride (8-9) by 1l, 11 ran.
Arzaak (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Second Thought (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (2) pol in Apr.
Batten The Hatches 7-2 (9-5) Held up in touch and keen, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well, won at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Hitchcock (9-5) by 2l, 6 ran.
Boundsy (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Raced stand side in touch, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 26, 5 1/4l behind Accidental Agent (8-9) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gf in Oct.
Compton Lane 18-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, hard driven halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Lord Cooper (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Bellevarde (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) Raced wide tracked leading trio, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hathfa (8-13) at Lingfield 5f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Dashing Poet 9-2 (9-8) Raced keenly, held up tracking leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Who Told Jo Jo (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Fantasy Keeper 6-4 (9-0) Dwelt, soon pushed along chasing leading pair on inside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well in closing stages, not reach leading duo, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Fethiye Boy (9-0) at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (4) pol in Feb.