in rear and in touch, ridden and one pace from over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, hung left and pressed inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Withdrawn
Course and distance winners bookend this handicap and both are expected to feature prominently. Kung Hei Fat Choy enjoys life here and can nearly always be relied upon to run his race. He should remain highly competitive once again despite having been raised to a mark of 78, off which he is asked to concede weight all round. Loud is very hard to assess in that he scored on his only previous visit here, since when he's failed to beat a single rival in two starts at Wolverhampton. However, he wouldn't be the first stable inmate to produce a dramatic return to form and cannot be discounted. Realise cannot be left out of calculations either on his Fibresand debut for the Morrison yard, but the choice is HELLBENDER who is certain to appreciate the return to this surface. He shaped as one very much coming into form last time and looks a lively contender in receipt of weight from all of his rivals.
Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Raced wide mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind King Bertie (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.
Realize 5-2 (9-7) Close up, ridden to challenge when edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Aye Aye Skipper (9-5) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Loud 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 10l behind Sakash (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Cash Or Casualty (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden under 3f out, headed under pressure 1 1/2f out and dropped to 3rd, no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Sun On The Run (9-5) at Cork 7f hcp hvy.
Royal Holiday (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Hillbilly Boy (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Mar.
Hellbender (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Grace Hull (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Pearl Nation (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Angelic Upstart (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Kerbaaj (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Life Partner (9-7) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
