in rear, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, never a factor
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on to 2nd well inside final furlong, no threat to winner
led 1f, tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
led after 1f, 5 lengths clear 10f out, reduced lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked clear leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened and eased 3f out, tailed off
raced wide towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
Nothing makes especially strong appeal in a moderate contest but AMADEUS ROX has shown enough on both starts this term to indicate a win at this level of competition is well within his compass. He has clearly improved for both a gelding operation and a step-up in trip and this additional quarter mile could well elicit further progression. He should go close off his unchanged mark. Mark Johnston's Dominating is hardly the most consistent around but has some useful form at his best and he too is now asked to tackle a longer trip and will prove dangerous if on a going day. Stragar is the one to note in the market moving into handicaps for the first time and taking a major rise in distance too.
Red Caravel (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Brimham Rocks (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Plage Depampelonne 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Pleasant Surprise (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) pol in May.
Dominating (GER) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Alqamar (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Ladofash 7-2 (9-2) Dwelt, always towards rear, last of 6, 9 1/4l behind Brimham Rocks (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Amadeus Rox (FR) 9-4fav (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on well closing stages, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Dyna Might (8-10) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
Stragar 100-1 (8-11) Held up, effort on outer over 2f out, hung right and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 18 1/4l behind Oasis Charm (8-11) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Astrostorm 66-1 (9-5) Held up well off the pace, headway over 4f out, chased clear leaders over 2f out, weakened closing stages, 4th of 5, 34 3/4l behind Count Octave (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.