held up in rear, some headway from over 1f out, never threatened leaders
edged right start, tracked leaders, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
hampered start, in rear, well beaten over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
carried right start, soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led early, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon edged right and headed, continued to wander, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch in mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, led again post
ridden along early, towards rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
hampered start, always well behind, eased final 3f
prominent, driven over 1f out, wandered inside final furlong, kept on same pace
edged right start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden and struggling over 3f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
None of these instil confidence and Pointel missed the whole of last year having won over 1m6f at Nottingham when last in action. Hawridge Flyer found 1m6f too far at Haydock on his handicap bow but won a maiden over 1m4f before that while PETITIONER hasn’t raced since going close at Newmarket last summer having won at Kempton earlier. He’s been gelded since and Roger Charlton’s charge gets a speculative vote on his return. Rail Dancer showed progressive form on the all-weather last year but struggled here on his reappearance.
Excellent Result (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, led after 1st, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Whatzdjazz (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Pointel (FR) 11-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Corpus Chorister (8-11) by nk, 11 ran.
Nietzsche 11-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 5 out to chase leaders, ridden and weakened before last, 10th of 11, 30 3/4l behind Keyboard Gangster (11-3) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Petitioner (IRE) 10-3 (8-11) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, wide and effort approaching final furlong, soon chased winner, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind The Grand Visir (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Baashiq (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Surrey Hope (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
See Of Rome 8-1 (8-5) Dwelt in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 10 3/4l behind Cayirli (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Envoy 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, hanging left and well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Extra Mile (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Quothquan (FR) 25-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, going on close home, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Soghan (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Jam Session (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 10, 16l behind Attest (10-12) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in May.
Hawridge Flyer 3-1fav (9-3) In touch, shuffled back 6f out, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Nordic Combined (8-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Sean O'Casey (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leader 8f out, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Sonnetist (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Rail Dancer 50-1 (9-7) Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Nordic Combined (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Zambeasy 14-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Deeley's Double (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Gassin Golf 5-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden after last, one pace, 4th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Keyboard Gangster (11-3) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
