held up, headway when blundered 3 out, outpaced next, 4th and no impression when blundered last
behind, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on under pressure from next, never on terms
mid-division, driven to chase leaders approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
towards rear, blundered 3rd, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 3 out
always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, led after 5th, headed 3 out, weakened next
chased leader, lost place 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
raced keenly, led and clear to 3rd, headed after 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway 5th, challenged after 3 out, kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra flat
mid-division, headway and in touch 5th, led 3 out, ridden and stayed on well flat
held up, behind, headway and in touch 3 out, effort next, kept on same pace approaching last
chased leaders, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
Not the strongest seller in the world but MASAFI seems an obvious choice to land it with Coronado's Gold and Le Brocquy trailing in after him. The selection drops into this company for the first time having previously been competitive in much better contests in his prime. It is true that he is nowhere near that standard now but proved some ability remained with a solid effort after a long break in a stronger heat last time out and he should come on for that. Coronado's Gold seems to be up against it at the weights having to find plenty on the selection but he's been on fair form on the level recently which offers encouragement of a big run. Le Brocquy is closely match with the pick on official rating but his recent form is off putting while Smart Street is weighted well enough to challenge. This isn't a race to get carried away with but Masafi has really solid claims.
Coronado's Gold (USA) 7-2fav (11-5) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway after 6, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same paced flat, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Star Tenor (10-5) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Monroe Gold 25-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened from next, 8th of 14, 25l behind Mystified (11-3) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in May.
Bramantino (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and stayed on well from last, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 6l behind White Lightening (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Cabin Gate (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Always behind, 13th of 17, well behind Night Force (11-0) at Wetherby 2m mdn hdl (5) fm in Oct.
Fiddlers Creek (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Prominent, weakened quickly halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Edas (10-12) at Hexham 2m sell hdl (5) gd in May, 13 ran.
Fortune's Fool 150-1 (11-0) In touch, blundered 7th, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Sheriff Hutton (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chase (4) gd in May, 9 ran.
Masafi (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed approaching and blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 22l behind Kyber (10-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Dec.
Sir Douglas 100-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, led and soon clear, 20 lengths clear 4 out, weakened quickly and headed, soon beaten, last of 12, well behind Calcutta Cup (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Smart Street 25-1 (11-8) In rear, headway approaching 3f out, soon driven and one pace, 5th of 14, 14l behind Painted Sky (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Le Brocquy 11-8 (10-7) Held up in touch, blundered 5th, 3rd and beaten when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Super Ross (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gs in May, 6 ran.
Obara d'Avril (FR) 15-2 (10-9) With leader, lost place 4 out, last of 12, well behind Painted Sky (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Apr '08.
Princess of Aeneas (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, weakened after 5th, tailed off when blundered 2 out, last of 13, well behind Mystified (11-3) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in May.
