chased leaders, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slow away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well over 1f out, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slow away, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression over 1f out
behind, soon driven along, never dangerous
towards rear, ridden halfway, one pace and no impression final furlong
held up, headway halfway to chase leaders, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
slow away, chased leaders halfway, one pace final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace when not much room over 1f out
pushed along in mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders to halfway, weakened and tailed off 2f out
Golden Spectrum, Aragon's Boy and Lateral Thinker look to be the leading players here and the vote is given to Golden Spectrum. The selection ran well when a decent third behind Baylaw Star at Beverley. The winner has since won in convincing fashion and with this faster ground sure to suit our selection, he is taken to score. Aragon's Boy finished behind our selection last time and there is nothing to suggest that he will be capable of reversing the placings here, although he might be good enough to claim some each-way money. Lateral Thinker was disappointing at Bath last time but she is dropped in grade here and she may be capable of getting competitive. Candleriggs is thrown-in here on the pick of his form but he has plenty to prove at present and for the winner we return to Golden Spectrum.
Golden Spectrum (IRE) 9-2 Chased leaders, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Baylaw Star at Beverley 7f hcp sft.
Aragon's Boy 13-2 Led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, stayed on until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Golden Spectrum at Beverley 1m sll gd.
Bethanys Boy (IRE) 16-1 Soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Mount Hillaby at Musselburgh 7f stk gf.
Candleriggs (IRE) 25-1 Behind, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never on terms, 8th of 17, 9l behind The Number at Catterick 7f sll gd.
Eastern Hope (IRE) 20-1 Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 4l behind Aventura at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Fly Back 20-1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 42l behind Duelling Banjos at Hamilton 1m mdn hcp 0-65 (F) sft in Jun '02.
Jakeal (IRE) 20-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 17, 24l behind Bundy at Pontefract 6f sll gs in Mar.
Mehmaas 33-1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 14th of 16, 17l behind Golden Spectrum at Beverley 1m sll gd.
The Loose Screw (IRE) 50-1 Chased leaders to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 17, 10l behind The Number at Catterick 7f sll gd.
Acca Larentia (IRE) 11-2 Chased leading pair, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 37l behind Broughton Buzzer at Southwell 1m mdn clm fbs.
Efimac 28-1 Towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Rymer's Rascal at Thirsk 1m sll (F4) gf in Sept.
Lord Conyers (IRE) 15-2 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 14l behind Bailieborough at Pontefract 1m clm (E) gf in May.
Pay Time 40-1 Soon outpaced, 9th of 10, 8l behind Beamsley Beacon at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Mar.
Procrastinate (IRE) 16-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 10l behind Fly To Dubai at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp pol.
Ride Safari 50-1 Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 9l behind Welsh Wind at Lingfield 1m sll (G4) pol in Feb.
Lateral Thinker (IRE) 16-1 Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, no progress, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 10l behind Sabbiosa at Bath 1m 3yo hcp gd.
So Independent 100-1 Towards rear, weakened 3f out, 12th of 16, 46l behind Venetian Lullaby at Newcastle 1m mdn fll sft.
Shamrock Tea 33-1 Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out, last of 14, 31l behind Legal Set at Catterick 6f app hcp sft.
