held up towards rear and keen, soon mid-division, headway to track leaders before 3 out, hit last, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway to track leaders before 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leader, effort and hung left before 3 out, ridden and weakened from next
held up mid-division on inner, headway on inner before 3 out, ridden to lead flat, kept on well
tracked leaders and keen, led before 4th, ridden and headed before last, soon weakened
held up in rear and keen, headway before 2 out, weakened before last
in touch, headway to track leaders before 3 out, led before last, ridden and headed flat, no extra towards finish
led, headed before 4th, weakened before 4 out, soon reminders
LAP OF HONOUR is Ferdy Murphy's only runner at the meeting and regular pilot Graham Lee is back on board after missing out when the gelding disappointed at Ludlow last time. If reproducing the form of an earlier second at Sedgefield, the partnership can land this finale. The four-year-old Dance For Julie is lightly raced and won on the Flat at Beverley last month. She'll be a danger if her big weight doesn't hold her back while Yeomanry wouldn't be far away on his best form, though returns from a break. Crosby Jemma and King's Chorister always seem to find at least one too good and Dream Risk is a shadow of her former self.
Dance For Julie (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Took keen hold, chased winner until 3 out, weakened before next, went right last, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Vosges (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Crosby Jemma 13-2 (10-1) Towards rear, reminders before 4 out, weakened from 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Knight In Purple (10-9) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gf in Apr, 8 ran.
Yeomanry 4-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pushed along before 6th, chased winner under pressure approaching 3 out to before next, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 7, 12l behind Pret A Thou (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
Lap of Honour (IRE) 9-4fav (10-3) Held up, not fluent 1st, chasing clear leaders from 2nd, closed 5th, ridden to take 3rd 3 out, no impression next, no extra and demoted to 4th flat, 4th of 7, 23l behind Joker Choker (10-13) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Dream Risk (FR) 22-1 (11-2) Raced wide towards rear, slow and in rear 5th, soon lost touch tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Shifting Gold (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar, 9 ran.
Ursus 9-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pulled hard, jumped right and not well, lost place 5th, behind from next, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Tatispout (11-3) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
King's Chorister 8-1 (9-7) Held up in touch and keen, ridden from 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 10l behind Hi Dancer (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Cottam Grange 50-1 (10-8) Mid-division on inside when lost place and pulled up after 5th, in a race won by Pugnacity (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Apr, 10 ran.
