tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd inside final furlong
with leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, one pace
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out on outer, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Bold Spirit finished second over this course and distance last July and was third on his reappearance at Salisbury. He should be winning soon but possibly in a handicap. Eternitys Gate made a promising start at Pontefract 10 days ago and is open to improvement, as is recent Doncaster third Dancing Angel. Celestial Knight was third at Kempton in October but hasn't been seen since. POLYBIUS ran a remarkable race at Newbury to finish fifth, only beaten a length. He missed the break but led inside the final furlong and, as the experience will have done him the world of good, he can get off the mark here.
Crazy Train 50-1 (9-0) Awkward leaving stalls, in touch, pushed along after 2f, ridden halfway, edged left and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 9l behind Minty Jones (9-7) at Chepstow 6f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Spider Bay 66-1 (9-7) Tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 19l behind Iftaar (9-2) at Brighton 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Bold Spirit 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, outpaced by leading pair over 1f out, no impression in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Lightning Moon (9-3) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Celestial Knight 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Merletta (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Eternitys Gate 10-3 (9-5) Dwelt in touch, ridden and no impression over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Boy In The Bar (9-5) at Pontefract 6f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.
Loot 11-1 (9-5) Rear division, weakened from 2f out, 14th of 15, 33l behind Approach The West (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Maymyo (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Ran green, always outpaced in rear, last of 9, 26l behind Outback Traveller (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Polybius 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, driven to lead briefly 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra and lost place towards finish, 5th of 14, 1l behind Skaters Waltz (9-5) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Dancing Angel 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ella's Delight (9-7) at Doncaster 6f mdn auc stks (5) gd in May.
Petite Fille 33-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 13, 13l behind Backstage Gossip (9-0) at Salisbury 6f fll mdn stks (5) sft in May.