chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders on outside, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, not clear briefly and switched left over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not troubled winner
driven along for 1f, mid-division, headway over 1f out, not clear and switched left inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
in rear, never a factor
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace after
outpaced, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon chasing winner, weakened inside final furlong
always behind
led early, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway final furlong, finished well
Whitbarrow was good value for his win at Southwell last week but the switch to the Polytrack and a 7lb penalty may prevent him from following up and preference is for Kahlua Bear, with Garlogs rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has held his form well of late, should appreciate the drop back to six furlongs today and gets the verdict from an acceptable draw. Borzoi Maestro has more to do than when landing a seller last time, while Midmaar may just be a shade high in the weights and may have to settle for minor honours. Beneking is capable but may be better over further and of more interest may be Garlogs, who has been running consistently well but has his form all over five furlongs.
Whitbarrow (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden clear final furlong, won at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Apr beating Zarzu (9-11) by 4l, 13 ran.
Dasheena 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, short lived effort on outside over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8l behind Exponential (8-12) at Folkestone 6f app hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Beneking 15-2 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind White Bear (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Borzoi Maestro 7-1 (9-10) Made virtually all, soon led, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 5f sll (6) pol in Apr beating Blackheath (9-2) by 1l, 13 ran.
Kahlua Bear 7-2fav (9-1) Mid-division, effort and headway 2f out on inside, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Grand Palace (8-8) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Laphonic (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on, won at Hamilton 5f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul beating Signor Whippee (9-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Garlogs 3-1fav (9-2) Led, clear halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Lady Bahia (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Midmaar (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, rallied and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Nikki Bea (9-2) at Lingfield 7f sll (6) pol in Apr.
