led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden and flashed tail and weakened 4f out
led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, no impression final 2f
steadied start, held up in rear, headway to track leaders 4f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on, no chance with winner
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
always in rear, ridden halfway, driven and weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
DAREDEVIL DAN looks to hold solid claims of landing this and is selected accordingly, in preference to Simonside and Stateside. Mark Tompkins' gelding ran a big race behind Raptor at Yarmouth last time, in the process pulling clear of the third. That effort marked him down as one to follow and he's been found a very winnable race here, so he can get off the mark at the seventh attempt. Simonside has been running well of late and has claims off a fair rating, the concern being he surely wants further than this. If you've backed him, hope for a positive ride - tactics that have paid off in the past. In contrast Stateside has been out of form but anything Richard Fahey sends out needs attention. He's back down to a favourable mark, enjoys quick ground and is one of very few here who have their ideal conditions. Patavium is opposable despite a big run last time as he may struggle to go the pace dropping in trip, so of more interest is Andorn returning to the flat off a fair mark with quickening conditions to suit. Sri Kuantan has gone well fresh and enjoys quick ground but has a rather inconsistent profile so we'll side with the progressive Daredevil Dan.
Sri Kuantan (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Dwelt, headway to track leader after 1f, weakened over 3f out, eased final 2f, last of 15, well behind Veiled Applause (8-6) at York 1m 2f app hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Simonside 8-1 (10-0) With leaders, one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 15, 8l behind Unawatuna (8-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Daredevil Dan 8-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, soon driven to challenge, stayed on well, not reached winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Raptor (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Holiday Cocktail 28-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 17, 10l behind Leslingtaylor (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Mar.
Waahej 14-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 17, 17l behind Blue Spinnaker (10-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gs in Mar.
Patavium (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, driven 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on until headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Red Wine (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Andorn (GER) 11-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden and effort on inside 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 11, 8l behind Simple Jim (9-2) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Stateside (CAN) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 9l behind Drizzi (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Pachakutek (USA) 40-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, reminder over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 10, 11l behind Bernix (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol.
Heart of Dubai (USA) 50-1 (8-5) Always behind, last of 16, 20l behind Fell Pack (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Mojeerr 40-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, weakened 3f out, 16th of 17, 33l behind Blue Spinnaker (10-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gs in Mar.
Grey Command (USA) 16-1 (8-9) Held up, never a factor, last of 15, 32l behind Sir Royal (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
