tracked leader, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
hampered slightly start, held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
went right start, led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 4th place towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
Plenty with claims in this but RED ROYALIST beat a subsequent winner when third in a tight finish at Newbury and he gets the nod on that form. Benjamin Thomas returned to action with a promising second at Redcar while Komodo finished a long way in front of New Tale when runner-up at Thirsk last month. Daira Bridge has a shout on a recent debut third at Redcar and Hindsight is not out of this either with Paul Hanagan’s presence taking the eye.
Benjamin Thomas (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 16, shd behind Sir Reginald Brown (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (6) gf in Apr.
Komodo (IRE) 10-3 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Keyser Soze (9-1) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
New Tale 50-1 (9-1) Led 2f, remained prominent, weakening when short of room well over 1f out, 5th of 8, 12l behind Keyser Soze (9-1) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Rag Tatter 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders far side, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened, 13th of 17, 7 3/4l behind Dandy Highwayman (9-8) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Red Royalist 4-1 (9-5) Made most, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on until headed well inside final furlong, just outpaced into 3rd soon after, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Call To Mind (9-5) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Hindsight 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, soon niggled along, hanging left from over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on without threatening, 3rd of 6, 5 3/4l behind Classical Times (9-0) at Redcar 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in May.
Orientelle 80-1 (8-6) Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Lucky Mistake (8-13) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Powercell (IRE) Power filly out of Celtic Heroine.
Daira Bridge (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Pressed leader, led over 3f out, headed and edged left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Grinty (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (6) gf in May.