prominent on outside, not fluent last, stayed on, just held
prominent on inside, not fluent 2nd, led briefly 5th, hung right before 4 out, soon lost place, well beaten after 3 out
held up in rear, headway after 4 out, led next, driven flat, held on gamely
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, carried right 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, rallied last, stayed on, held close home
made most until 3 out, no extra last
Sir Ivan is the class act in this but finds wins hard to come by. Dan Mcgrue likes the ground really testing but is not one to rely upon. Shambra ran twice on the Flat over the summer so may be fitter than some but ROSY WORLD was a very easy winner on her handicap debut here in March and Suzy Smith’s mare may have more to offer this season. Fukuto has more to do at the weights but is still preferred to Mab Dab.
Sir Ivan 3-1 (11-12) Held up and behind, steady progress approaching 7th, ridden and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 7, 10 1/2l behind Forecast (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Dan McGrue (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out, pulled up before last, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Fukuto (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, jumped right and awkward 1st, lost place 2nd, ridden next, well beaten 3 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Fakir D'Oudairies (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gs in Jan.
Shambra (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Soon pressing leader, led 9f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5l behind Joie De Vivre (9-13) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp fll (5) sft in Jun.
Rosy World 7-1 (11-1) Prominent, led soon after 3 out, clear approaching last, ridden out, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Tsundoku (10-11) by 5l, 10 ran.
Mab Dab (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, led 3 out, soon headed, led again 2 out, headed and stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Fingerontheswitch (11-9) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
