held up well in rear and off the pace, headway under pressure over 2f out, challenged, rider dropped whip just inside final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place halfway, behind, no chance after
held up behind leaders, challenged on bit 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, closed on leaders when not clear run over 4f out, soon switched right, found nil, soon beaten
soon led, set good pace, driven along, kept on final 2f until headed, not quicken well inside final furlong
raced freely, led early, tracked leader to over 7f out, stayed prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
slowly into stride, always behind
held up well behind final 3f
always behind, tailed off final 3f
slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened, well behind final 3f
prominent, tracked leader over 7f out, challenged from 3f out, upsides, every chance final furlong, not quicken well inside final furlong
held up, brief effort under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
Pont Neuf has shown a liking for this track and should be capable of landing this poor event, Beauchamp Twist and Viva Forever could be the main rivals. The David Evans trained five-year-old landed a couple of races here last July and looked to be returning to her best with an excellent effort behind Rocket Force at Doncaster last time. Back in selling company she will be very hard to beat. Beauchamp Twist is not one to trust with your life but does have strong claims on the pick of this season's efforts. Viva Forever is the dark horse in the line up. She hasn't raced on the flat for almost three years but has put in some decent efforts over the jumps. The betting market should tell you about her chances. One Upmanship may prove best of the others, but Pont Neuf looks the safest option in this event and gets the decision.
Arabian Moon (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Always in rear, tailed off, 14th of 17, well behind Cirrious (9-1) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Buz Kiri (USA) 11-1 (7-13) In rear but stayed on final 3f without being dangerous, 8th of 17, 13l behind Cirrious (9-1) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
One Upmanship 14-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace when not much room well inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind General Flumpa (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp (6) gs.
Pont Neuf (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Held up and headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Rocket Force (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f clm (5) gd.
Prairie Law (GER) 10-1 (8-13) With leader, led 8f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Gallant Boy (10-0) at Warwick 1m 5f app hcp (6) gf.
Regulated (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 4l behind Edgehill (9-8) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf.
Sweep The Board (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Led for 3f, remained prominent, weakened 2f out, 11th of 16, 23l behind Rouge Et Noir (9-1) at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn hcp (6) frm.
Highlight Girl 50-1 (8-13) Tracked leader until 8f out, ridden over 6f out, weakened quickly, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Ocean Rock (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol.
Middlemiss (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and chased winner final 2f, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Tiny Tim (8-5) at Brighton 7f stk (H) gd in May '04.
Viva Forever (FR) (8-3) won at Dusseldorf 1m 3f hcp gd in Sept '02 beating Galena (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Beauchamp Twist 4-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, 7th of 8, 6l behind Fiveoclock Express (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) frm.
Millquista d'Or 50-1 (7-12) Always towards rear, tailed off 2f out, 15th of 17, 27l behind Blazing Bailey (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gf.
