led and brought field wide in straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
held up in close touch, headway between horses chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, all out
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 8f out, ridden to lead and wandered over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied near finish, just failed
tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, lost that placing final strides
held up in close touch, headway in centre over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides
never travelled and always in rear
chased leaders on outside, bagged near side rail in straight, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, weakened well inside final furlong
Ritchie Valens is back in the right grade and only a pound higher than when second at Doncaster in April. He holds Htilominlo on their run together at Newbury last month. Ragnar hasn’t shown much the last twice but has changed stables and Sea Sculpture still has plenty of scope on Turf. Rhythmic Intent should handle conditions and makes his handicap debut with a step up in trip likely to suit but we’ll stick with Beverley winner VALENCE, despite a 7lb rise, as he may find further improvement after being gelded.
Sea Sculpture 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, short of room, over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 4th of 11, 2l behind Cristal Breeze (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in May.
Ragnar 5-1 (9-4) Held up, behind when pushed along 3f out, ridden and effort on outside well over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Sky Defender (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) fm in May.
Rhythmic Intent (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Fifth Position (9-2) at Nottingham 1m stks (5) gs in Apr.
Ritchie Valens (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Pulled hard in mid-division, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 6f out, went 2nd 3f out, every chance 2f out, hung left and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Headman (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
The Pink'n 9-1 (8-13) Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Kiefer (8-11) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Htilominlo 11-2 (9-8) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Battle Of Wills (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Valence 13-2 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, led and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May beating Highwaygrey (9-1) by 2l, 11 ran.
Francisco Bay 50-1 (8-5) In rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Jackamundo (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Jun.
