held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened
led until 8f out, soon settled 3rd, 2nd again and pushed along over 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened into 4th inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead when edged right and rider dropped reins inside final furlong, stayed on, comfortably
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders until hung badly left on bend and lost place halfway, behind and no chance after, eased
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out until pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
Desert Cross has an obvious chance having finished runner-up at Kempton on his recent reappearance. But PARTY ROYAL wasn’t far behind in third having slid down the weights since last successful and Nick Gifford’s charge can go close in an open contest. Eugenic won over 1m2f last season and is 2lb higher on his return and Askari went close at Wolverhampton at the start of the year. Dakota City is not badly treated on his all-weather form but has yet to score on Turf in 11 previous attempts.
Dakota City 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th and kept on inside final furlong, no chance with front pair, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Remember The Man (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Askari 4-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, beaten final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Langlauf (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Pretty Jewel 150-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Celtic Artisan (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Goodby Inheritence 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Moayadd (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Desert Cross 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on and closed on winner, unable to challenge, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Party Royal 20-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, driven over 2f out, headway and hung right over 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 5 3/4l behind Rail Dancer (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Ravenswood 66-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 18 3/4l behind Brodie (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Le Tissier 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 4th of 7, 7l behind Masterson (9-8) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Eugenic 3-1fav (9-5) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Candesta (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Leonardo (GER) 16-1 (9-9) Soon in rear, some progress under 2f out, reminder 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening under hands and heels final furlong, 9th of 14, 12 3/4l behind War Room (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.
