held up, headway to go close up 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, brought most of the field stand side 6f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, stayed far side from 6f out until over 3f out, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden 2f out, led and hung right approaching final furlong, ran on, finished far side
close up, outpaced over 3f out, tailed off
slowly away in rear, outpaced 4f out, tailed off
in touch, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
NonRunner
HARLEQUIN STRIKER ran well for second in heavy going at Windsor on his reappearance. He was placed off a higher mark over today’s longer trip last year and should make a bold bid in this. Sonnetist won over 1m4f at Southwell last month but has yet to score on Turf while Fast And Hot has a shout on last year’s close-up second at Nottingham. Sir Roderic slips further down the weights while Outofthequestion is upped in class after placing at Lingfield recently.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 9th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Spirit Of Belle (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Sonnetist 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led 9f out and steadied pace, ridden and kicked on 3f out, headed 2f out, chased leaders, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Exceeding Power (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Harlequin Striker (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd on inside briefly over 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders after, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Bakht A Rawan (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Fast And Hot (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 4th of 10, 9l behind Nordic Combined (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Clovelly Bay (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Royal Reserve (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Enmeshing 66-1 (9-2) Always behind, 11th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Soghan (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Outofthequestion 9-4fav (9-6) Tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Widnes (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Insomniac (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Intern (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.