led, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, kept on, edged right under pressure entering final furlong, weakened and eased afterwards
took keen hold behind, not clear run on inside over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, ran on strongly, not reached winner
took keen hold, prominent, effort 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway on rail 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, hampered and checked inside final furlong, not recover
tracked leader, led narrowly over 2f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up in rear, headway from over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reached leaders
held up behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, pushed out (hand timed)
started very slowly, held up in rear, headway into mid-division half way, ridden 3f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out
Kinrande must be of interest but he has been off the track for over two years and so may be a tad ring rusty, so preference is for Man Of Gwent ahead of Del Mar Sunset and Flying Applause. Much like Kinrande, the betting will prove very informative for Man Of Gwent. Having landed a monster gamble on his debut for the yard back in January, the selection hasn't been able to reprdouce that form. His last run was a slight improvement and with the first-time visor on today, he could run a much better race. The two three-year-old's at the bottom of the weghts both have claims, with Richard Hannon's team in good form and Alan King doing well with his flat runners this year (+¿25 to a pound stake). Del Mar Sunset ran well in third behind Hunting Country earlier this month, and that horse has since dotted up in a better race so the form looks very solid. Kinrande was very promising in the early stages of his career but has something to prove now back on the track after injury problems, and so we will plump for Man Of Gwent for the nomination.
Kinrande (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 9, 1l behind Best Prospect (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul '06.
Basra (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Prominent, chased leader 5f out, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Press The Button (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Full Victory (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Rainbow Mirage (9-9) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Del Mar Sunset 7-1 (9-9) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Hunting Country (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Man of Gwent (UAE) 8-1 (9-11) Started slowly, towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out into mid-division, no extra, stayed on one pace, 7th of 11, 6l behind Jebel Ali (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Resonate (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Headway over 2f out, one pace, 6th of 15, 10l behind Step This Way (8-10) at York 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Proper (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Press The Button (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Wester Ross (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up behind, ridden 5f out, stayed on from over 2f out, went 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Western Roots (8-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Higgy's Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Howdigo (8-13) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Flying Applause 3-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Ermine Grey (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
