steadied start, held up in last trio, steady headway on inside 3f out, soon not clear run, weakened final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders turning in, pushed along disputing 2nd over 2f out, weakened rapidly final furlong
wore hood to post, slowly into stride, soon recovered in mid-division on inside, good headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, hanging left and unable to quicken inside final 2f, soon switched right, not much room inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, going on close home
held up off the pace in last trio, pushed along 3f out, headway out wide chasing leaders under pressure over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
led, pushed along and headed 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish
Withdrawn
BEARWITH had Cusack back in fifth when scoring easily at Newcastle. He can race off a 6lb lower mark back on this surface and looks the one to beat. Thomas Cranmer finished closer at Newcastle last time and may figure while Just Hiss drops back down in class and is preferred to stablemate Motarajel.
Just Hiss 50-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 5l behind Masque Of Anarchy (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Cusack 3-1 (9-5) Tracked clear leader, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bearwith (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in May.
Bearwith 3-1 (9-9) Raced wide, in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in May beating Gonnetot (9-5) by 3l, 6 ran.
Motarajel 12-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, last of 7, 11l behind On The River (9-2) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) sft in May.
The New Marwan 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, not pace of leaders over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 6th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Robert Johnson (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in May.
Alhabor 28-1 (9-4) Not much room start, soon recovered and prominent over 10f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Robert Johnson (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in May.
Ice Shadow (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Martineo (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Skedaddled (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, lost place and hampered over 1f out, soon behind, last of 10, 13l behind Jamil (9-6) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
Thomas Cranmer (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Led, headed after first furlong but remained close up, pressed leader entering final two furlongs, soon no extra, weakened and dropped to sixth inside final 110 yards, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Purple Ice (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
