took keen hold, close up, weakened over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out, tailed off
made all, pressed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely to assert final furlong, eased close home, comfortably
chased leading pair, outpaced over 3f out, driven and went modest 3rd 2f out, no chance with leading duo
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, driven 2f out, one pace and held final furlong
soon chasing winner untiil ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
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A tricky handicap further complicated by the fact that the consistent Jack's Revenge may not take his chance unless the forecast going changes. The Cayterers and Miss Bootylishes may still be in the handicapper's grip while Megalala and Standpoint are better on the Polytrack but Librettela was progressive in the autumn and attracted significant market support on his reappearance at Kempton while Ostentation was also sent off favourite at Bath last time. Hurricane Hymnbook has been jumping but the two to concentrate on may be Sakhee's Pearl and URBAN SPACE. The former improved over this trip over the winter but the latter will be all the better for his comeback run and, with everything in his favour, can return to winning ways.
Miss Bootylishes 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 9, 9l behind Russian Rave (9-6) at Leicester 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Megalala (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Prominent, went 2nd after 1f, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 9l behind Tropical Beat (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Standpoint 50-1 (8-2) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 10, 12l behind Tropical Beat (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Urban Space 25-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 13, 18l behind Bold Cross (8-7) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Ostentation 11-4fav (8-4) Towards rear, stayed alone on inside straight, never on terms, 10th of 11, 10l behind Edgeworth (9-0) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
The Cayterers 11-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, never a factor, 7th of 9, 8l behind Vasily (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Jack's Revenge (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, not clear run over 3f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged left and every chance entering final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Elspeth's Boy (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Sakhee's Pearl 11-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Dunhoy (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Hurricane Hymnbook (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Removed hood late, slowly away, always behind, 9th of 15, 13l behind Timocracy (8-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Librettela 9-2fav (9-0) Mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 12, 39l behind Refractor (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
