raced keenly, held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
always behind, struggling and losing touch before halfway, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 5f out
held up towards rear, always behind, tailed off
held up, headway over 7f out, ridden 5f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden and slightly outpaced over 5f out, rallied 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and dropped out halfway
led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
soon held up towards rear, headway 7f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on but not pace of winner inside final furlong
always prominent, challenged 3f out, still every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, struggling after 7f, never on terms
As is usually the case in bumpers, there is little for backers to go on here and what can only be a tentative vote goes to Oujamaflip, who gets the verdict over Poppy Parade and Abou Ben. The last mentioned ran out the easy winner of a Newton Abbot bumper on his debut but a penalty for that success leaves Tim Vaughan's gelding with no easy task today and he is probably best left out of calculations. Point-to-point winner Tragic Realm had plenty of opportunities before landing that race and is probably best watched on his debut for Evan Williams. Malcolm Jefferson's The Panama Kid has shown some ability and any market support for him would be of interest, while Peter Bowen has his string in good form so Daison has to be respected. Anything that Nigel Twiston-Davies runs in this grade has to be respected and Poppy Parade is no exception but preference is for Carl Llewellyn's Oujamaflip, who showed plenty of promise on his Lingfield debut and is taken to step up on that and open his account today.
Abou Ben (IRE) 4-1co-fav (11-0) Mid-division, good headway to lead 4f out, ridden and quickened clear final furlong, easily, won at N Abbot 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gf in Jul beating Monkstown (10-2) by 8l, 12 ran.
Blue Tweed 25-1 (10-6) Mid-division, struggling 6f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Quail (10-13) at Worcester 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Apr.
Captain Ling 50-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Cuigny (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Apr.
Daison Karinga Bay colt out of winning jumper Glacial Missile.
Deano Rosa (IRE) Zaffaran gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Judicial Flight Busy Flight gelding out of Judicial Queen.
Last One Standing Dancing Spree gelding out of an unraced mare.
Oujamaflip 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, effort and headway when not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, ran on towards finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Calaficial (11-11) at Lingfield 2m nhf (6) pol in Mar.
Private Affair 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 6f, pushed along from 6f out, one pace final 3f, 4th of 15, 25l behind Silver Kate (10-4) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gd.
Sharmon Terimon gelding, half-brother to several winning jumpers.
The Panama Kid (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, soon prominent, outpaced 5f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 15, 11l behind Choctaw Nation (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn nhf (6) gf in May.
Tragic Realm (IRE) (12-0) 2nd of 11, 12l behind Ashburton Lad (12-0) at Kildorrery 3m ire ptp gs in Feb.
Euphemia (IRE) Sonus mare out of an unraced mare.
Poppy Parade (IRE) Presenting filly out of Glacial Friend.
