led on rail, ridden and headed 2f out, plugged on final furlong
raced out wide in touch, weakened over 2f out, soon behind
went left and bumped start, outpaced in rear, never on terms
chased leader, led 2f out, soon hung right and ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd final strides
went right and bumped start, off the pace in last pair, good headway between horses 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
reluctant loading, chased leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final furlong, off the pace in last trio, no impression when hung right and weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders out wide, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, just held
NonRunner
TAMASKA has yet to encounter soft going but won at Thirsk last month and may improve further with cheekpieces fitted. Mehmo finished behind the latter and has subsequently gone close at Beverley while Tom Mix has been in good form over 7f at Southwell recently though was previously well beaten on Turf. Footstepstothehart slips further down the weights with blinkers applied for the first time and Elegant Ellen makes most appeal of the handicap newcomers.
Footstepstothehart (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Mid-division, chased along halfway, under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Bergerac (9-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Kats Bob 33-1 (8-3) Held up, ridden 2f out, ran on, 5th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Barney's Bay (9-1) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) sft in May.
Canterbury Tales 12-1 (9-3) Always behind, never a factor, 9th of 10, 12l behind The Thin Blue Line (9-10) at Newcastle 6f (5) pol in Nov.
Cammy (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) In rear throughout, 11th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Delgrey Boy (9-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Mehmo (IRE) 17-2 (8-8) Held up on inside, headway going well when short of room 2f out, switched left 1f out, rapid headway inside final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 14, hd behind Sound Reason (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in May.
Iris Dancer 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Coley's Koko (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Tom Mix 4-1 (9-7) Soon led, going well 3f out, pushed along before 2f out where joined, rallied approaching 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Little Gem (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Colinton 500-1 (9-2) In rear, outpaced 3f out, 10th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Soundslikethunder (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gd in Mar.
Lockdown Lass 40-1 (9-0) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Camerily Joe (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Thornaby Pearl 17-2 (8-13) Raced in fourth, driven along over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 9 3/4l behind Bergerac (9-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Elegant Ellen (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden and lost position 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Elvrika (9-0) at Thirsk 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in May.
Tamaska 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance when led narrowly 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Portelet Bay (9-2) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
