in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ridden and ran on to lead final strides when hung right
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
close up, pushed along over 2f out, effort when short of room entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
tracked clear leader, closed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, held when short of room close home
led and soon clear, reduced lead over 3f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, headed final strides
keen in rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
STONIFIC will be sharper for a recent comeback over too short a trip. He’s back on a winning mark having landed a double over 2m at Beverley last year and should have the measure of these. Contrebasse finished in front of Stormin Norman when second over track and trip but ran poorly at Nottingham last time while Justified disappointed over today’s trip having earlier won over 1m6f at Chelmsford. Chocolate Box is another needing to put a below par effort behind him having placed on the all-weather earlier.
Stonific (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along 3f out, progress approaching 2f out, best work finish, 6th of 16, 7 1/4l behind Spanish Kiss (9-2) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Chocolate Box (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, outpaced and struggling 4f out, never a factor, tailed off, last of 8, 27 1/4l behind Hiroshima (9-11) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gs in May.
Stormin Norman 7-1 (9-7) Behind and pushed along early, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden and not quicken 2f out, weakening when hung right over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Let Me Be (8-5) at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
Justified 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, 6th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Bird For Life (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in May.
Contrebasse 9-1 (9-5) Led 1f, prominent, steadied 13f out, effort over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind Call My Bluff (9-11) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
Wynford (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost position when outpaced 4f out, soon beaten, tailed off over 2f out, 11th of 13, dist behind Not That Fuisse (11-0) at Newcastle 2m (4) pol in Feb.