went very keen to post, steadied start, raced keenly, held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor, eased when no chance over 1f out
raced widest, mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders 2f out, soon hung left and weakened
badly hampered start, outpaced and always in rear
held up in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, ridden and strong challenge inside final furlong, always held
chased leading pair, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out until entering final furlong, weakened and lost 3rd final 100 yards, dropped to 4th last stride
hampered start, held up in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced on near side rail, made all, hung left final furlong, ran on gamely
went left start, chased winner, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 4th post
just off the pace in 5th on rail, pushed along halfway, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
A tight sprint handicap and quite a few chances, with RUM COCKTAIL a somewhat tentative selection in the hope she's ready for this first start since mid-October. Her Newmarket victory over Sense Of Duty reads extremely well after the latter landed a Listed contest this week and an initial handicap mark of 83 seems fair, especially with Morgan Cole claiming an additional 7lb. Navello has been rather in and out this year but is respected at his best, whilst High Velocity would have a strong shout if transferring his form on artificial surfaces to Turf. Papa Don't Preach should benefit from his reappearance run and French import, Solotov, is the one for a market check.
Papa Don't Preach (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Boonie (8-12) at Nottingham 5f stks (3) gs in Apr.
Solotov (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Never nearer, last of 11, 7 1/4l behind Corazon (8-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 3 gd in Sep.
Golden Warrior (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on rail, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 14 1/2l behind Ever Given (9-11) at Chester 6f hcp (3) sft in May.
Navello 5-1 (8-12) Restless in stalls, well enough away, soon outpaced in last pair and forced to race wide, some headway widest under pressure over 1f out, never going pace to get involved, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Live In The Dream (9-1) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gs in May.
High Velocity (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 11 1/4l behind Edward Cornelius (9-4) at Thirsk 5f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Rum Cocktail 9-4 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and led well over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well but headed closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Wowzers (9-3) at Bath 5f stks (5) gf in Oct.
Resilience 16-1 (8-6) Switched left start, held up in rear, moderate late headway, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Live In The Dream (9-1) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gs in May.
Harb 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division on outside, keen early, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Barging Thru (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Shanko 12-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, chased leader, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 16th of 18, 8 1/2l behind Sterling Knight (9-5) at Ascot 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
