raced keenly, soon steadied into mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader until steadied tracking leaders paddock bend, pushed along over 3f out, ridden out wide and wandered 2f out, weakened final furlong
awkwardly away, soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd paddock bend, led over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, chased winner but outpaced and no chance inside final furlong
soon steadied into last pair, pushed along 3f out, headway inside final 2f, chased leaders out wide over 1f out, led entering final furlong, quickened and soon clear, easily
held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no headway, 6th and no impression inside final furlong
held up in rear, never involved
led, pushed along over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
mid-division early, soon steadied in last trio, never on terms
NonRunner
Claritudo is penalised for winning a maiden handicap at Redcar but MOONLIT WARRIOR (NAP) has the stronger form. The latter missed out on a hat-trick when runner-up in a tougher contest over track and trip last time but beat the re-opposing Mostly Cloudy at Wetherby before that and the latter went on to score at Redcar. Kincade and Amzaan have been in the mix over shorter trips while Moonis and Balgowan make their handicap debuts for powerful yards.
Kincade (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Trojan Horse (9-9) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) sft in Apr.
Baroque Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders early, led after 1f, pressed over 3f out and soon headed, ridden and edged right under 2f out, weakened gradually final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Zimmerman (9-11) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.
Moonis (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Switched left soon after start, in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden and edged left 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Baltic Bird (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn stks (4) gd in May.
Claritudo 15-8fav (9-2) Raced keenly, headway tracking leaders over 12f out, travelling well over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, won at Redcar 1m 6f mdn hcp (5) gd in May beating Mister Camacho (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Moonlit Warrior 7-4 (8-5) Held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Duty Bound (8-13) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Mostly Cloudy (IRE) 10-11fav (9-9) Close up, ridden 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in May beating Carbonado (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Balgowan (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, driven over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 11 1/4l behind New Comedy (9-9) at Haydock 1m 4f stks (3) gd in Apr.
Masterminding (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along over 3f out, close up over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 5 3/4l behind Udaberri (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Battani (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 16 3/4l behind Savvy Knight (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Via Serica 6-1 (9-3) Raced in close 3rd, pushed along 5f out, driven along out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Haarar (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Amzaan (IRE) 22-1 (9-10) Chased leader on inside, headway when switched out wide approaching final furlong, took it up soon after but headed final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Captain Kane (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
