slowly into stride, mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
keen, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
led early, chased leader to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer
pulled hard in rear, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, ran on
keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
Boulevin could well be up to defying a penalty here, with Fiore di Bosco, Ariodante and Shifty seen as the main dangers. In truth this should not take much winning, and as Boulevin does not appear to be harshly treated despite a 6lb penalty incurred for his comfortable success at Chepstow eight days ago, he is the one to beat, with James Rogers in the plate again. Fiore di Bosco hails from an in-form stable but has more to do than when scoring at Wolverhampton. Ariodante gave cause for encouragement when making most until headed at Yarmouth and should go well, while Shify gets a chance to atone after failing to land a blow under Heather Mcgee when fancied at Carlisle on Monday. Other than those mentioned, nothing else stands out here, and we return to Boulevin as the answer in the finale.
Ariodante 12-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Catskill (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Kickahead (USA) 16-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 5th of 13, 4l behind Indian Edge (8-9) at Bath 1m hcap (5) gs in May.
Shifty 11-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 16, 6l behind Leighton Buzzard (9-7) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) gf.
Tata Naka 14-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 15, 5l behind Cottingham (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcap (6) gd.
Rudaki 9-1 (8-13) With leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, led again over 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Sept beating Pharaoh Prince (9-4) by a nk, 13 ran.
Saluscraggie 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 22l behind Epicurean (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gs in May.
Fiore di Bosco (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 13, 14l behind Twentytwosilver (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol in May.
Norwegian 14-1 (8-7) Always behind, last of 20, 21l behind Lord Chamberlain (9-0) at Goodwood 1m clm hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Glory Be (ITY) 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 14, 16l behind Bollin Michael (9-2) at Nottingham 1m app mdn hcp 0-80 (6) sft in May.
Boulevin (IRE) 20-1 (7-12) Slowly into stride, held up rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, kept on, won at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in May beating Mossmann Gorge (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Vandal 50-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Opera Knight (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in May.
