keen, tracked winner, edged left over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no chance with winner, always holding on to 2nd
dwelt, in rear, kept on, never near leaders
raced wide, keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
made all, shaken up over 1f out, pushed out, readily
pulled hard, always in rear
pulled hard, tracked leaders, hampered over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced wide in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never a factor
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
GIVE YOUR VERDICT deserves to win after so many near misses and gets the vote to do so ahead of Cookie Crumbles and Battle Honour. The selection has finished second in each of his last three races and in each case he was not beaten far. He has conditions to suit once again and with luck in running he will be difficult to oppose. Cookie Crumbles caught the eye after finishing second on his debut at Doncaster at massive odds. He did not fair quite so well at this venue last time out but he cannot be totally written off just yet and should be monitored in the betting market. Battle Honour is another that has caught the eye after showing improved form to finish second at Newmarket on his penultimate start. He ran well below par on the all weather last time out but may fair better now he returns to the turf. Give Your Verdict is the form horse in the race and can improve to win.
Battle Honour 5-2 (9-3) Not much room start and slowly into stride, headway 7f out, ridden 3f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Miss Antonia (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Dirakh Shan 33-1 (9-3) Slowly away, outpaced and behind, 15th of 16, 39l behind Man Of Action (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in May.
Eastern Magic 12-1 (9-3) Chased leader until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 11, 9l behind Point Out (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jun.
Give Your Verdict (USA) 13-8 (9-2) Went right start, led, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Jet Away (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Hedonist (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Ran green and outpaced on outside, struggling when hung left from halfway, 7th of 8, 24l behind Fayre Bella (8-8) at Ffos Las 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr.
Norville (IRE) 150-1 (9-0) Started slowly, always behind, 11th of 12, 23l behind Green Destiny (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Chichi (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 13l behind Cuthbert (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Cookie Crumbles (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 36l behind Sea Of Galilee (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (5) gs.
Forever Hope 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Christmas Light (9-0) at York 7f fll mdn stks (4) gf.
Supa Seeker (USA) 200-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, chased winner and hung left over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Uphold (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
