held up in 6th, headway over 1f out, plugged on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in last pair, good headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear final furlong, kept on strongly
pushed along and struggling over 4f out, always last
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out until 2f out, chased leaders, hung left and weakened quickly over 1f out
chased leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened soon after
tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along halfway, outpaced over 1f out, no threat after
slowly into stride, held up in 7th, headway edging left over 1f out, plugged on
led, clear 3f out, hung left and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
Bajan Gold was racing in better company last season without showing much and finished last on his reappearance at Newmarket. BLACK MEDUSA was having his first start in a handicap on Turf when a close fourth here a fortnight ago and has enough scope to see off these moderate rivals. Show Of Force looked as though a victory was imminent when runner-up at Chepstow but he ran poorly at Doncaster next time while Tour de Paris was well beaten on his reappearance at Salisbury though that was on ground with give.Seaborough, just beaten on his handicap debut at Chelmsford, was beaten a long way at Haydock subsequently.
Vanity Vanity (USA) 66-1 (8-12) Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Tamreer (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in May.
Bajan Gold (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Went right start, in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 7 1/4l behind Arigato (8-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Tour de Paris (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Jack Regan (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (5) gs in May.
Black Medusa (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, kept on well towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Carlini (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Show Of Force 6-1 (9-3) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Maid Up (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun.
Compulsive (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 13l behind Danzay (9-8) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Vlannon 66-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Crossing The Line (9-4) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) gd in May.
Mom Said (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 22 1/2l behind Blooriedotcom (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Destinys Rock 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Qaswarah (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in May.
Seaborough (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Held up and behind, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Blooriedotcom (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.