tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon led, held on towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd place towards finish
in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, went 4th over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
This is tricky given none of the main protagonists have encountered testing ground before. Eshaab is becoming frustrating anyway having failed to open his account in maiden company at Wolverhampton recently but Zain Princess was scoring at that track for the second time this year on her latest start and is 6lb higher today. Danube River lost her maiden tag on the Polytrack in March though the form looks nothing special and a punt is taken on BAPAK PINTAR. He's more exposed than all of the above but was beaten only a length in soft ground at Nottingham last time and may grind it out to get his head in front today off the same mark. Only Orsenfoolsies handles the surface but has a bit to find in this company.
Eshaab (USA) 5-2 (8-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Kuda Huraa (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Danube River 9-4 (8-6) Made all, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon in command, eased near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar beating Lady Romanza (8-1) by 4l, 8 ran.
Zain Princess (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up last, headway on wide outside 3f out, led approaching final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Topanga Canyon (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Bapak Pintar 10-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed 3f out, chased leader, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Naseem Alyasmeen (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Apr.
Bollin Tommy 14-1 (9-3) Prominent early, mid-division, lost place over 4f out, 10th of 14, 18l behind Unex Michelangelo (9-3) at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Eastlands Lad (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Press Baron (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Only Orsenfoolsies 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Ardmay (9-4) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
