held up, headway over 3f out, 2nd over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms
held up, driven and headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on no impression on leading pair
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and lost pace over 2f out, soon beaten
dwelt, tracked leaders, headway to lead well over 3f out, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
led 2f, chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, led after 2f, headed well over 3f out, ridden and lost pace over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sol Rojo, Bessemer and William Tell are the three against the field in this low key claimer with William Tell taken to come out on top. There is little form on which to work and this is surely not a serious betting proposition as a contest. Bessemer is asked to concede weight all round here and takes a significant drop in class having run in a decent handicap at Hamilton last time but was beaten some way and may find it hard here again. Sol Rojo was a convincing winner of a seller at Wolverhampton and must go well in this poor affair-he will also come on for that first run of the season. However, William Tell is a dangerous opponent and can justify the long haul for Mick Channon. Not beaten all that far in an apprentice handicap at Ripon last time, that form is as good as anything in the race and William Tell is taken to shoot down his rivals.
Bessemer (JPN) 25-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway until weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 19l behind Dark Charm (9-5) at Hamilton 1m hcp (4) gd.
Aggi Mac 125-1 (8-10) With leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 9th of 10, 25l behind Jaafi (8-8) at Redcar 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Marcus Eile (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never better than mid-division, 6th of 12, 14l behind Summerise (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol.
Silver Jade 50-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened from halfway, 9th of 12, well behind Cloudy Lane (11-4) at Southwell 2m 1f nhf (H) gd in May (N.Hunt).
Noble Pursuit 14-1 (8-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 7, 8l behind Charlie Tango (8-9) at Redcar 1m 1f clm (6) gf in May.
Selika (IRE) 3-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, disputed lead 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Intricate Web (9-6) at Ripon 1m 2f stk 0-70 (5) sft in May.
Sol Rojo 8-1 (8-8) Led early, held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Apr beating Turn Around (9-9) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
William Tell (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Good Investment (7-13) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo app hcp (5) gf.