slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, slightly bumped over 2f out, ridden and uable to quicken over 1f out, 7th and held when eased close home
tracked leaders in 5th on inside, not clear run over 2f out, switched left and squeezed through 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, strong challenge and every chance throughout final furlong, no extra final strides
tracked winner until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, driven and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely
took keen hold, held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, never involved
tracked leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, edged right and weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th and held when eased close home
Nonrunner
Gurkha Friend finished clear of Miss Van Gogh when winning over a mile here last month and is upped 4lb while Briardale has a 6lb rise to contend with after scoring at Newcastle. Snoano had little chance behind Deauville in the Huxley Stakes at Chester last time but won in this grade at Pontefract before that while Empress Ali and Knight Owl make their seasonal debuts with something to prove off their current marks. WEEKEND OFFENDER (NAP) has a recent run under his belt when running well at Nottingham. He landed a decent handicap at York in October and get the vote on that form.
Snoano 25-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Deauville (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Knight Owl 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind El Vip (8-12) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Briardale (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Gaelic Tiger (9-7) by 3l, 8 ran.
Empress Ali (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating El Beau (9-6) by 3 1/4l, 13 ran.
Gurkha Friend 11-2 (9-5) Led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, won at Ripon 1m hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Two For Two (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Strong Steps 50-1 (8-7) Rear division, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 17, 15 1/4l behind Here Comes When (9-1) at York 1m hcp lst (1) gs in May.
Rainbow Rebel (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Sands Chorus (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.
Silvery Moon (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Cote d'Azur (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp (2) gf in May.
Miss Van Gogh 14-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Gurkha Friend (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Weekend Offender (FR) 6-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, travelling well trapped behind wall over horses when not clear run from over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach 1st 2, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind George William (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (3) gf in Apr.
