chased leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
outpaced in last pair, never a factor
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, outpaced in 3rd towards finish
outpaced and always towards rear
chased leader, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, headway and switched right approaching final furlong, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away
slowly away and pushed along in rear, never a factor
in touch in 5th on inside, switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, outpaced in 4th towards finish
NonRunner
Several of these ran in the race won by 40/1 outsider Lady Calcaria at Ripon last month. STAYCATION did best, finishing ahead of Fume, Hard Solution and Bugler Bob, and can turn the form around with the winner on 3lb better terms. Ascot Dreamer got off the mark at Redcar, landing a bit of a gamble in the process, and may be capable of better but Primeiro Boy finished behind Bugler Bob at Newcastle on his return to action. Gale Force Maya makes her handicap debut but didn’t show much on Turf last year after an initial success on Tapeta.
Bugler Bob (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Lady Calcaria (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Staycation (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Went right to far side, overall leader and led one other, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Lady Calcaria (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Fume (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead stand side group inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Lady Calcaria (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Lady Calcaria 40-1 (8-11) Soon switched right, tracked leader far side, led overall inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Staycation (9-1) by 1l, 14 ran.
Primeiro Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Bugler Bob (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Hard Solution 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Lady Calcaria (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Gale Force Maya 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Lexington Palm (8-12) at Catterick 6f fll stks (5) gf in Oct.
Evangeline Samos 25-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 5th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Spirit Of May (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Ascot Dreamer 4-1fav (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Lincoln Red (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Beechwood Izzy (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Led 2f, tracked leader until 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind City Tour (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.