tracked winner, pushed along and unable to quicken turning in, well held and lost 2nd close home
held up in rear, pushed along and headway tracking leaders in 4th turning in, no impression final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 4f out, outpaced and struggling home turn
tracked leaders in 4th, closer in 3rd home turn, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
made all and always going well, came clear turning in, unchallenged
held up in last pair on inside, pushed along 6f out, soon outpaced and in rear, tailed off
A TICKATICKATIMING just failed to catch the winner over track and trip on her first start since November and is taken go one better in this. Stowford finished runner-up in a point-to-point Flat race in March and debuts under Rules while Ami Bondhu is a likely improver. Buck Of Maine is a half-brother to a Listed hurdler in France and is preferred to Mikhaila of the newcomers.
Buck Of Maine (FR) Buck's Boum gelding out of Ecossette.
Golden Identity 11-1 (11-0) Prominent, pushed along well over 3f out, soon beaten and eased, 7th of 9, dist behind Mrs Tabitha (10-7) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gd in Apr.
Mountain Pass (IRE) Kingston Hill gelding out of Tara Tara.
Stowford (IRE) 7-4fav (11-5) Led til hdd 1f out; one pce, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Hypersonic Missile (11-5) at Milborne St Andrew 2m gd in Mar.
A Tickatickatiming 6-1 (11-0) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly 1f out, ran on, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Linda Moon (10-6) at Plumpton 2m 2f (5) sft in Apr.
Mikhaila (IRE) Sholokhov M out of Turica.
Ami Bondhu (FR) 80-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway on inner7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 17, 18 3/4l behind Josh The Boss (11-0) at Kempton 2m (5) gs in Mar.