in touch headway under pressure towards near side chasing leaders over 1f out, went 3nd inside final furlong, plugged on into 2nd close home, never able to challenge
held up, some headway on wide outside under pressure over 1f out, never involved
raced away from near side rail, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
in touch on outside, ridden on outside and no great headway over 1f out
raced away from near side rail, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
raced alone on near side rail, made virtually all, 2 lengths clear halfway, ran on strongly, unchallenged, very good ride
held up, never remotely involved
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, never remotely involved
stayed away from near side rail, chased winner, not on terms and 2 lengths down halfway, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, lost 2nd close home
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NonRunner
A very competitive sprint with all having won over the trip at some stage. Half of the 12-strong field are previous winners here but Chester fourth Spring Loaded has done most of his winning on the all-weather. Udontdodou couldn’t cope off his new mark at York but Ice Age is in good form and has to go on the short-list having only found one too good last time at Newbury. However, he only beat PIXELEEN by a neck here last summer and Malcolm Saunders’ mare is 6lb better off. She can also reverse subsequent Chepstow running with Little Palaver on better terms having appeared to run very well in a Listed race at Nottingham on her latest start. Charles Molson is also worth a second look along with the returning Summer Chorus.
Upstaging 16-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, switched left and some headway near side and hung right under pressure inside final furlong, never threatened, 9th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Boy In The Bar (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Dougan 16-1 (9-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Forceful Appeal (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Jordan Sport 7-1 (8-10) Led after 1f, edged right over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Robot Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Charles Molson 16-1 (8-8) Held up, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 24, 1 3/4l behind Fastnet Tempest (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Little Palaver 7-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Normandy Barriere (9-9) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Stake Acclaim (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Paddy Power (8-13) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gs in May.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Blaine (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May.
Udontdodou 7-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, not much room 2f out or over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 8th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Al Qahwa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in May.
Summer Chorus 9-2 (9-0) Held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead post, won at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (2) gf in Oct beating Pixeleen (9-2) by shd, 12 ran.
Ice Age (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 1f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Blaine (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind El Astronaute (8-8) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Pixeleen 25-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Artistica (8-7) at Nottingham 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
