bumped slightly start, behind, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, held final furlong, kept on
held up in mid-division, effort over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened from over 1f out
held up in touch, improved over 3f out, led 2f out, clear from over 1f out, stayed on well
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner
went right start, chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
Sulochana won over today’s trip at Salisbury last month but soft going is a worry for him while it was fast ground when Ghadbbaan scored at Thirsk last time. There are also doubts about Knight Crusader and Byron Hill on the prevailing going but Idilico has slipped down the weights and placed at Doncaster last week. DELUXE MUSIC (NAP) won in soft ground when trained in Germany and went close at Chelmsford on last month’s handicap debut. She can race off the same mark here and Julie Camacho’s unexposed filly may prove the one to side with.
Knight Crusader 66-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on, 3rd of 14, 4 3/4l behind East Asia (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Deluxe Music 7-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, almost joined leader inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Justified (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Ghadbbaan 6-5fav (8-11) Prominent, cruised into lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Thirsk 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in May beating Glan Y Gors (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Lady Isabel (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Slowly away, reminders soon after, towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Grimsthorpe Castle (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
With Pleasure 6-1 (11-9) Close up, restrained behind leaders before 4th, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 16, 34 3/4l behind Espressino (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Sulochana (IRE) 10-3fav (8-13) In touch, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Grain Of Sense (9-9) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Idilico (FR) 5-1 (9-3) Held up, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Galidermes (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.
Barca (USA) 66-1 (10-0) Dwelt raced wide towards rear, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Nikolayeva (9-11) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Byron Hill (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Raced wide close up in 4th, went 2nd 5f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 4, 4 1/4l behind Law Of One (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Apr.