led after 1f, clear 2f out, shaken up inside final furlong
led for 1f, with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, chased winner over 3f out, until final furlong, one pace
held up behind, effort over 4f out
in touch, headway and ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out,
always behind
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner final furlong, one pace
soon chasing leaders, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
with leaders, weakened 3f out
always behind
held up and keen, never dangerous
Nonrunner
Get the pin out: here we go, and the selection is Loup Sifflet, with best of the rest suggested as Airedale Lad and Tod Sloan. Loup Sifflet's best run, arguably, came on testing going and, lightly race and from a good yard, he could be getting in here on a very favourable mark and gets the call. Airedale Lad has a fine chance based on his claiming run last time and has to be considered, while Tod Sloan's Irish form where there was juice in the ground certainly makes him one to consider. It would be folly to completely rule out Burton Ash, given that he is proven here under these conditions, but it would be folly to trust him implicitly too. Glory Bee's soft-ground Italian form brings her into it, while Silver Court showed good improvement last time, but is unproven on the going. Overall, it's modest, with the vote going to Loup Sifflet.
Bollin Michael 16-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Vicious Warrior (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Drumroll (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, led 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Tacid (8-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Burton Ash 7-1 (9-4) Led, driven over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon beaten, 14th of 16, 8l behind Mount Usher (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcap (6) gf in Apr.
Arpetcheeo (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Ninth House (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Dec.
Rapid Flow 28-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 9l behind Circuit Dancer (9-4) at Catterick 6f app hcp (6) frm in Apr.
Glory Be (ITY) 7-1 (8-3) Held up rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 10th of 13, 16l behind Indian Edge (8-8) at Chepstow 1m hcap (6) sft.
Loup Sifflet (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) In touch, driven 6f out, weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 13l behind Brave Dane (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Airedale Lad (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Mobane Flyer (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f clm (6) gs.
Orpen Quest (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Never better than mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Tamora (8-11) at Kempton 7f banded stk (7) pol.
Tommytyler (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 14, 10l behind Wodhill Gold (8-11) at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs.
Tod SLoan (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 31l behind Indian Edge (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Mar.
Red Lantern 9-1 (8-10) In touch, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 4l behind Wodhill Gold (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Tantien 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leader until 5f out, remained close up, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Kirkhammerton (8-12) at Southwell 1m stk (7) fbs.
Zambezi River 100-1 (9-11) Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 19l behind Massaro Pape (9-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stk (4) pol in Apr.
For Life (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Bumped start, always in rear, last of 10, 25l behind Winning Pleasure (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Silver Court 16-1 (9-10) Keen hold, tracked winner 8f out, no impression when hung right over 1f out, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Just Observing (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Viscount Rossini 9-1 (8-11) Held up, driven over 4f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 10l behind Gala Sunday (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol.