dwelt, soon recovered to track leaders in 4th, went 2nd on bit 2f out, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, not extended
led to over 3f out, chased leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, well clear of rest
raced freely, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon hung left, beaten
outpaced, always behind
In an interesting race, Hoh Mike gets the vote ahead of Sonny Red and Bazroy. The form of Hoh Mike's course and distance win last time looks solid and he can go well, while Sonny Red created a favourable impression when scoring at Newmarket on his debut, although the runner-up was turned over at short odds on Saturday. Bazroy will need to build on his all-weather debut win, although with plenty of speed in his blood, that is entirely possible, while Lord Charles' efforts so far have been decent enough, and this track will probably suit him better than Chester last time. Pernomente is closely matched with Lord Charles based on April Lingfield all-weather form, but has only a two pounds turnaround at the weights for six-and-a-half lengths based on all-weather form with Bazroy at the same venue. Finally, Best Woman will need to step up on her Thirsk claiming win to play a big part here, which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Hoh Mike.
Hoh Mike (IRE) 4-5fav (8-12) Prominent, tracked leader 3f out, shaken up to lead going well entering final furlong, pushed clear, won at Windsor 5f nov stk (4) gf beating Scented Present (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Bazroy (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Made all, quickened over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, pushed out, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) pol in Mar beating Urban Warrior (8-9) by 5l, 9 ran.
Lord Charles 8-1 (8-12) Made most until ridden and headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 3l behind Mubaashir (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo stk (2) gf.
Pernomente (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Carson's Spirit (9-3) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Best Woman 50-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride and behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Thirsk 5f 2yo clm (5) gd beating Dotty's Daughter (8-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sonny Red (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (3) sft beating Conquest (9-3) by a nk, 9 ran.