close up, went far side over 3f out, ridden to lead this group over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
prominent, went far side and led this group over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, weakened and stayed centre over 2f out
in touch in rear, went far side over 3f out, headway 3f out, led this group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen held up towards rear, went far side over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
held up, went far side over 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, went far side over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led and overall leader inside final furlong, headed near finish
There have been some surprise winners of this in recent years so backers beware. Northern Territory looked at home in the heavy ground at Yarmouth and any further rain will increase his chances while Cyrus Sod also handles testing ground at Epsom where he stayed on strongly over that 1m1f trip. He should go well on his handicap debut while Drummond will appreciate stepping up in trip after setting a strong gallop at Nottingham on his reappearance. BURNHAM was never likely to do much as a juvenile and could be the surprise package from his lowly mark as he makes his handicap debut. His pedigree suggests he'll improve this season and a chance is taken that he can make a winning return. Good Luck Charm and Netley Marsh both finished strongly over a mile at Kempton at the beginning of the month and wouldn't need to improve a great deal to take a hand.
Cyrus Sod 14-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Valley of Destiny (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) hvy in Apr.
Buster Brown (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders over 5f, 8th of 13, 10l behind Brimstone Hill (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Drummond 15-2 (9-4) Led until over 6f out, led again over 1f out, ridden and soon headed, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind The Giving Tree (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Netley Marsh 7-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 14, 7l behind Tigers Tale (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Good Luck Charm 16-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong to go 2nd post, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Tigers Tale (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Swift Cat 15-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Night Flash (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Northern Territory (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Held up, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, soon edged right, driven out, won at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) hvy beating Vexillum (9-6) by 3l, 12 ran.
Burnham 25-1 (9-3) In rear and outpaced, 8th of 12, 15l behind Waterclock (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
