with leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, soon driven along, no impresssion from over 1f out
in rear, effort 3f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always towards rear
mid-division, ridden and hung left halfway, stayed on final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, kept on final 2f
prominent, weakened over 1f out
with leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, driven along over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, soon driven along and outpaced, stayed on approaching final furlong
mid-divisiion, ridden 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
led until ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left and lost place over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
The drop in trip will suit Nemo Fugat, who gets the nod in a wide open finale. Telepathic, Flying Edge and Instinct are others to have a look at when the betting warms up. Instinct, like the selection, started his career with Richard Hannon. He is still relatively lightly raced and can pick up a race of this nature somewhere along the line. He may just need this after his winter break though and he probably best watched this time around. Flying Edge won well on the All Weather when he was last seen out and has fair claims on the best of his turf form. He could be good value to make the frame in a field of this size. Telepathic has been hard to win with but does hold the ability to win again in this grade. He ran a fair race under a penalty last week and, as he is better suited to this trip, he can give the selection the most to do. However, Nemo Fugat appeals at the likely prices as the ideal type for a contest like this. Claimer, Paul Benson takes 7lb off his back, and, with his yard in cracking form, this could be the day to catch Nemo Fugat, who is 27lb lower than the last time he was victorious.
Louisiade (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind Sir Bond (9-6) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Nemo Fugat (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 20, 12l behind Mamore Gap (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) gf.
Instinct 20-1 (8-7) In touch, not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 14th of 20, 6l behind Oeuf A La Neige (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (E3) sft in Oct.
Blue Knight (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ran on from 2f out but never dangerous, 8th of 15, 6l behind Danifah (8-12) at Chepstow 6f hcp (5) gs.
Flying Edge (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at W'hampton 6f stk (H5) pol in Mar beating Lucius Verrus (9-2) by a hd, 13 ran.
Telepathic (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 4l behind Whinhill House (9-10) at Carlisle 5f hcp (6) gf.
Quantica (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Blakeshall Quest (9-2) at Southwell 6f stk (7) fbs.
Stagnite 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 1f out to inside final furlong, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Warlingham (9-6) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gf in Apr.
