behind, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, rallied and stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place
in rear, in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out
settled in mid-division, lost place well over 2f out
led until well over 2f out, soon weakened
raced in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well
Philip Hobbs does well with his runners when he sends them on the flat and, having shown decent form over timber at the turn of the year, his ODDSHOES may be worth chancing back on the level for the first time in 589 days. John Bridger's Choral Festival has claims on the form shown when successful here over 1m2f two outings ago but is far from certain to appreciate the return to further. Richard Hannon's Gordon Flash has slipped to a fair mark and should go well on the rain-softened ground so he has to be respected for a stable in fine form. Amy Weaver's Rare Malt ran well on soft ground at Haydock last time but that was over 1m2f and he may not want as far as this to show his best. Tecktal could be of interest on his belated reappearance but Oddshoes is the one that gets the vote on his return to the flat.
Choral Festival 4-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Urban Space (9-8) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Rare Malt (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Starkat (10-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Oddshoes (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Half reared start, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, went 3rd last stride, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Templetuohy Max (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Jan '09.
Stoical (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 15l behind Never Can Tell (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 6f mdn stks (5) std.
Gordon Flash 9-2 (9-0) Raced wide, held up, headway to lead 8f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Mme De Stael (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Tecktal (FR) 9-2 (8-8) Led after 1f, clear over 7f out, 10 lengths clear when came stands side over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Calculating (8-3) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul '09.
Feeling (IRE) 25-1 (8-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind Well Of Echoes (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Rio Prince 100-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and edged right soon after, stayed on inside final furlong, never pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 8l behind Bramalea (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Sancho Panza 33-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 16l behind Negotiation (9-13) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.