slowly into stride, pushed along and outpaced, ridden halfway, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, led 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f weakened over 1f
led for 2f, ridden and soon weakened
pushed along and soon chasing leaders, no impression from halfway
outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on final 2f
outpaced and pushed along towards rear, never dangerous
pushed on to chase leaders, weakened final 2f
Nonrunner
In what is another fairly tight affair, the winning answer could come from Brut who gets the call ahead of Saucepot, Gypsy Fair, Majestical and Straffan. Brut was a fair third to Orpen Wide last time and, dropped to five furlongs from the six of that day, is one to pay some heed to on this occasion, even though both he, Saucepot and Gypsy Fair are very closely weighted if working on formlines using Orpen Wide. Majestical showed good improvement to win at Wolverhampton last time in first-time cheekpieces and, even though he has been raised seven pounds for that win, can go well again. He also looks the stronger of the two Milton Bradley entries. In her bid for a straight hat-trick of wins, Straffan is clearly in good heart and is another to warrant respect, while Cerebus won her maiden here and looks fairly weighted on a mark of 65, and Ben Casey was staying on here last time after a slow start but now, possibly surprisingly, drops in trip. However, the drop in trip might prove the key here for Brut, who is a hopeful choice.
Gypsy Fair 9-4fav Pulled hard, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Amanda's Lad at Southwell 6f mdn stk (D3) std.
Cerebus 11-10fav Made all, driven along 2f out, clear final furlong, eased near finish, won at Southwell 6f mdn stk (D3) fbs in Jan beating Canadian Danehill by 5l, 12 ran.
Straffan (IRE) 16-1 Prominent, led over 1f out, soon clear, held on near line, won at W'hampton 6f 3yo clm (F4) pol in Jan beating Rancho Cucamonga by a nk, 13 ran.
Zimbali 11-4fav Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Nordhock at Yarmouth 6f 2yo sll (G) frm in Jul.
Saucepot 14-1 Behind, outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Keresforth at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Majestical (IRE) 13-2 Always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, won at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (F4) pol in Jan beating Hiamovi by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Brut 16-1 Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Orpen Wide at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (E3) fbs in Jan.
Ben Casey 11-4 Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, some headway 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 7l behind Secret Vision at Southwell 6f mdn stk (D3) fbs in Jan.