mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, switched inside and stayed on well final 75 yards, not reached leaders
raced keenly held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, never on terms
always behind
led early, tracked leader, effort 2f out, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish
mid-division, lost place 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division on inside, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, not much room and switched outside inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders
soon led, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, headway 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, held on
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Nonrunner
Kevin Ryan won this 12 months ago with Flawed Genius and is represented this year with Cobo Bay, who has been running well on the Polytrack this winter and made an encouraging return to turf at Naas when a close third in a decent handicap and he has every chance of landing this valuable event for the yard again but narrow preference is for the Michael Dods-trained OSTEOPATHIC REMEDY, who gets the vote over Esoterica. Jim Goldie's gelding lacks a recent run but the yard is in good from so lack of an outing need not be problem and the seven-year-old has every chance off a 5lb higher mark than when scoring at Newmarket on his final start of last season. Tom Tate's Balcarce Nov has his first outing back in the UK having run creditably at Meydan during the winter and has to be considered along with Tim Easterby's Collateral Damage, who is better than he showed in the Lincoln last time. Ruth Carr's Dubai Dynamo has more solid claims now that the stable is back among the winners, while the David Nicholls-trained Mirrored seems a shade high in the weights. Michael Dods has a strong hand in this race saddling Tiger Reigns, who Phillip Makin rides, and he looks the pick on jockey bookings over Osteopathic Remedy but the latter ran much better than expected on fast ground here last time when a close second to Snow Bay and he looks worth siding with especially as rain is forecast.
Balcarce Nov (ARG) 12-1 (9-2) 6th of 11, 5l behind Sirocco Breeze (9-10) at Meydan(UAE) 7f hcap in Mar.
Mirrored 10-3 (9-7) Tracked leader, keen early, switched right to challenge over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 1 3/4l behind Mutamaashi (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Sep.
Peter Tchaikovsky 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, 13th of 15, 8l behind Alaiyma (8-12) at Cork 1m Listed stks gd in Oct.
Collateral Damage (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 16th of 21, 23l behind Penitent (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) sft in Mar.
Docofthebay (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Always behind, 30th of 32, 38l behind Supaseus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Oct.
Wildcat Wizard (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 18l behind Aldermoor (8-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Oct.
Majuro (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders in centre group until weakened over 1f out, 10th of 27, 9l behind Swift Gift (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May '09.
Invincible Force (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Led until halfway, 15th of 20, 20l behind Light From Mars (8-13) at York 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Esoterica (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gd in Oct beating Bonnie Charlie (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
Medici Pearl 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway inside final furlong, kept on, no impression, 8th of 15, 10l behind Harrison George (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Dubai Dynamo 9-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in touch over 5f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden and chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Snow Bay (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Cobo Bay 13-2 (9-3) Led, soon clear until halfway, pressed from 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind King Jock (9-9) at Naas 7f hcp 60-100 gd in Apr.
Billy Dane (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Raced towards stands side, led and overall leader ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on, 9th of 19, 12l behind Irish Heartbeat (9-8) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Exit Smiling 10-1 (8-9) With leader and raced keen, led after 3f, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 6, 14l behind Kings Gambit (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (3) gd in Apr.
Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Snow Bay (8-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Jack Dawkins (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon edged left and weakened, 13th of 17, 9l behind Royal Destination (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in Aug.
Tiger Reigns 12-1 (8-11) Never better than mid-division, 14th of 21, 22l behind Penitent (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) sft in Mar.
