chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
soon behind and reluctant to race
towards rear, ridden halfway, driven and headway approaching final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
always in rear
mainly towards rear
raced wide, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on but no chance
tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
led, headed halfway, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Rosie Says No and Muktasb have won over this distance in the past and a further four course and distance winners take to the track here, but it is BERTBRAND who gets the nod. The David Flood trained selection posted a sound effort when last seen on his return from a 212-day break and had no trouble with this surface. He has dropped in the weights as a result of losing his way since joining current connections, but looks to have benefited for his time off the track and his last win came off a 10lb higher mark. Rosie Says No ran creditably last time minus the cheek pieces she had worn on her last two starts. She stays 7f, acts on this sort of ground and is capable of making the money. Muktasb is the type who needs things to drop perfectly but is largely a consistent handicapper who ran creditably at Wolverhampton last time. He is not one to trust implicitly but should continue to give a good account.
Bertbrand 17-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Loose Caboose (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Muktasb (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Restless Genius (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Rosie Says No 13-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway and hung left entering final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Restless Genius (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Spoof Master (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, not much room briefly over 2f out, effort on inside and kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Suhayl Star (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Kingsmaite 33-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden and no impression final 2f, 8th of 14, 9l behind Miss Glitters (9-4) at Southwell 7f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.
Kaystar Ridge 9-1 (8-8) Chased leaders over 4f, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Perlachy (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcap (6) pol in Feb.
Virtuality (USA) 18-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, edged left over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11l behind Guest Connections (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Blakeshall Quest 16-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 4th of 12, 7l behind Another Try (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.
Redwater River 18-1 (8-5) Raced alone towards stands side, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 16th of 17, 17l behind Misplaced Fortune (8-10) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Owed 11-1 (9-0) Prominent, driven and weakened over 1f, 8th of 12, 10l behind Another Try (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.
Highly Acclaimed 11-1 (9-3) Led, headed 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 16, 18l behind Dante Deo (8-12) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Poca A Poca (IRE) 66-1 (7-13) Went right start, behind, hampered on rail over 3f out, never in race after, last of 10, 25l behind Convince (7-13) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Captain Royale (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 46l behind Straight Face (8-7) at Newcastle 7f app clm stks (6) gs in May.
Outer Hebrides 20-1 (8-4) Chased leaders over 5f, 9th of 11, 10l behind Annes Rocket (8-4) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.