chased leaders on rail, looking for room until got through on inside and ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, driven inside final furlong, caught post
awkwardly away, took keen hold in rear, not clear run over 1f out, no impression when in the clear inside final furlong
chased leader on outside, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong
last pair, headway on outside well over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, one pace
chased leaders, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led post
led, ridden 2f out, soon edging left, hung left and headed over 1f out, soon hampered and no extra
Presto Boy does most of his racing on the all-weather and is still winless after 23 races. Magical Daze won over 5f here last year but that was on much quicker ground. Robert The Painter last ran over a trip this short in 2011 so has questions to answer and neither of Tony Carroll's runners are getting any younger. However, OCEAN LEGEND goes well here and will handle conditions so gets a tentative vote with Josh Bryan taking off 7lb, ahead of stablemate Time Medicean.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 14-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Mutamid (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Presto Boy 16-1 (9-4) Behind, some headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 15 1/2l behind Zebs Lad (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Robert The Painter (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) With leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Merhoob (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Time Medicean 5-1 (8-13) Dwelt close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, last of 5, 1 1/2l behind Ask The Guru (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Magical Daze 14-1 (9-11) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Koptoon (9-9) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Dismantle (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Awkward and slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 10, 15l behind Faintly (9-9) at Leicester 6f stks (6) gf in May.