slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and switched sharply left inside final 2f, ridden and weakened final furlong
restless in stalls, chased leaders, ridden in 3rd inside final 2f, no chance with leading duo final furlong, weakened into 4th final 100 yards
chased winner until inside final 2f, weakened quickly and soon behind
raced keenly, chased leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide inside final furlong, went modest 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with leading duo
chased leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
raced on near side rail, made all, ran on well, unchallenged
NonRunner
BANG ON THE BELL has landed his last two but the narrow nature of those successes means he's only a couple of pounds higher in the ratings. Hold-up tactics have worked well on both occasions and Oisin Murphy is taken to repeat the dose on the Jenkins gelding. Secret Handsheikh came good last time but this looks a little harder and he's up 4lb too, and Rich Rhythm makes greater appeal as the likeliest challenger to the selection. He's only had five starts to date, scored here in August and seems feasibly treated off a mark of 70. He'll go close if ready for this first start since October. Course and distance winner Gherkin should also be in the mix in receipt of weight all round after posting a sound effort on his first run of the season last month.
Glamorous Express (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Wore hood to post, cased leaders, weakened final 2f, last of 8, 14 3/4l behind Spoof (9-9) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Rich Rhythm 5-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Rhythm (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Secret Handsheikh 9-4fav (8-13) Held up behind leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, headway final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating The Defiant (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Bang On The Bell 10-3 (9-4) Pressed leader, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led final stride, won at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Han Solo Berger (9-6) by shd, 5 ran.
Concierge (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Delagate The Lady (8-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
My Genghis 12-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on inside last, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Symbol of Hope (9-2) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gs in May.
Mary Of Modena 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out, 10th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Sarah's Verse (9-9) at Bath 5f hcp fll (5) sft in Apr.
Gherkin 5-1 (9-8) Soon prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Agapanther (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
