steadied start, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
steadied start, effort and edged left 2f out, no impression
held up, ridden 3f out, some progress, never better than finishing position
led, headed 6f out, led again 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly
in touch, ridden approaching 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra
mid-division and keen, headway on inside 3f out, not clear run 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch and keen, ridden to lead 2f out, fading when headed inside final furlong
slowly into stride, steady headway halfway, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, hung right and no extra
in touch and keen, ridden 2f out, short of room inside final furlong, ran on again
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
broke well, steadied into mid-division, headway 3f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, led 6f out, headed 4f out, weakened quickly, eased
There is no guarantee that the blinkers will work for a second time on Paktolos, and so we will side with Step This Way who gets bags of weight as a three-year-old. The selection romped home recently in a Lady Rider's race at York and fully deserves his 8lb rise in the weights. His previous run behind Resplendent Light looks rock solid as he has gone on to win since and on these terms he must be a major player. Zonergem is lightly-raced and must be considered, whilst Come On Jonny is better than we have seen so far this season. Frank Sonata is another who drops in class but hasn't been shining of late, whilst Royal Jet should be monitored for market support after a period on the sidelines. Coyote Creek won well at Doncaster recently, but like Paktolos, there is no guarantee that the headgear will have the same affect this time around. Sahrati tries the blinkers for the first time, whilst Prince Sabaah and Grande Caiman give Richard Hannon a strong hand. Another open race, but Step This Way can take this race for Mark Johnston, who previously won it in 2006 with Luberon.
Frank Sonata 20-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, last of 6, 16l behind Mutajarred (8-12) at Great Leighs 1m 2f stk (3) pol in May.
Royal Jet 13-2 (9-5) Switched right from wide draw and held up towards rear, no headway final 2f, 12th of 15, 9l behind Luberon (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr '07.
Grande Caiman (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Ajaan (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Kayak (SAF) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leader 3f, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Safari Sundowner (8-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (3) pol.
John Terry (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 13th of 15, 13l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Zonergem 11-4 (9-1) Keen, held up in last place but in touch, headway to chase winner entering final furlong, ridden, hung left behind winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Polish Power (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Come On Jonny (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) With leader, led over 9f out until headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 9l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Paktolos (FR) 10-1 (9-2) Stumbled leaving stalls, soon mid-division, quickened to lead on rail over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, pushed out, comfortably, won at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Horseford Hill (9-4) by 2l, 11 ran.
Profit's Reality (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 4f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 17l behind Flying Clarets (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Mar.
Prince Sabaah (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Led, headed well over 7f out, remained in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 15l behind Punjabi (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcap (3) gf in May.
Sahrati 3-1 (9-4) In touch, lost place over 5f out, not a danger after, 6th of 7, 11l behind Jeer (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.
Coyote Creek 15-2 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in May beating Demolition (8-5) by 6l, 10 ran.
Step This Way (USA) 14-1 (8-10) Chased leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well, pushed out, won at York 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gd beating Philanthropy (10-2) by 4 1/2l, 15 ran.
