held up in rear, headway chasing leaders went 2nd inside final 2f until ridden inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd
held up off the pace in last pair, never involved
led 1f, tracked leader until pushed along inside final 3f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway near side of group over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
in touch with leaders far rail, closer halfway, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
raced keenly in close 3rd near side of group, went 2nd entering final 3f, led going well over 2f out, ran on strongly
held up off the pace in last trio, some late headway, never on terms
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened quickly
Give It Some Teddy ended a long losing run on heavy going here at the end of last season but is 5lb higher on his return. Crownthorpe has been in cracking form on the all-weather and Young Fire won at Wolverhampton last month. BELHAVEN won the final of this series last year as a three-year-old with Copper And Five fourth and Give It Some Teddy sixth. There may well be more to come this season from Harry Eustace’s filly. Maysong was third in the Spring Mile at Doncaster at the start of the month but La Trinidad reserves his best for York. Swiss Ace is preferred to the returning Shaladar of the others.
La Trinidad 8-1 (9-4) In rear far side, headway 3f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Awaal (9-9) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Young Fire (FR) 13-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Double Time (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Swiss Ace 9-2 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, ran on well towards finish, not pace to challenge, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Arctician (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Shaladar (FR) 10-3 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, soon ridden and headway, strongly pressed leader inside last, every chance but no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Poet's Lady (9-11) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Belhaven (IRE) 17-2 (9-1) Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, shaken up over 2f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Pisanello (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Crownthorpe 6-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd turning in, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Hotspur Harry (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Maysong 20-1 (8-9) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 22, 3/4l behind Harswell Duke (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Give It Some Teddy 10-3 (9-3) Raced far side in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, led group and overall inside final 2f, ran on well, won at Redcar 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Clear Angel (9-6) by 2l, 18 ran.
Copper And Five 18-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden to lead over 3f out, under pressure over 2f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong and lost third towards finish, 4th of 12, 1l behind Belhaven (9-1) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
