led, headed halfway, soon switched right and dropped to rear, weakened 3f out
raced wide tracked leaders, led halfway, clear 3f out, comfortable
raced wide close up, pushed along to chase winner over 3f out until over 1f out, plugged on
close up in rear, outpaced 3f out, tailed off
tracked leader, lost place and hampered over 5f out, rallied to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on to go moderate 2nd over 1f out
NonRunner
The veteran La Estrella never figured on his reappearance but was second in this in 2015. Brassbound was well ahead of Monzino when landing last year’s renewal but is up against a couple of higher rated rivals today after a lengthy absence. Stomachion was a smart handicapper in 2014 but has had just the two starts since. Tailed off on both those occasions, it will be a surprise if he can still run up to a mark of 92 and LUV U WHATEVER is preferred. A prolific course winner, he should have the beating of Brassbound on these terms and gets the nod.
Brassbound (USA) 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 33 1/4l behind Maoi Chinn Tire (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Luv U Whatever 16-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Duke Street (9-12) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Monzino (USA) 50-1 (9-5) Slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some late headway on outer approaching final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Shan Dun Na Ngall (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Stomachion (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Led, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Franklin D (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Paris Bound 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, prominent, led after 2f, soon hung badly right and headed, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Casablanca (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
English Summer 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Ravens Quest (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
La Estrella (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in touch on inside, ridden and struggling in 7th over 5f out, plugged on final furlong, 5th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Fern Owl (9-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.