prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
restless in stalls, mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, one pace final 75 yards
tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 2f out
soon led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
reared in stalls, edged right start, always behind, tailed off
went right start, held up in mid-division, closed 3f out, lost place over 2f out, hampered well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, going well waiting for gap 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
towards rear, raced keenly, not much room after about 1f, never involved
carried right start, in rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner
Bombastic ended a long losing run when narrowly beating Thaayer at Newcastle last time and that pair are hard to separate. But STREET POET (NAP) makes more appeal as he rattled-up a four-timer here last summer and remains on a winning mark despite a 3lb rise for his latest success in March. Gavi Di Gavi ran well at Kempton on his reappearance and will be winning again this year while Molly Mai went close at Chelmsford recently, though this is tougher. Blistering Barney makes his handicap debut and is one to keep an eye on.
Hawafez (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 13, 6l behind Ligera (8-7) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jun.
Stallone (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Dwelt in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 22 1/2l behind Kind Review (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Harbour Vision 5-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Asdaa (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Bombastic (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, pressed leader, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on well, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun beating Blazing Dreams (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
Street Poet (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, held on close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Mystic Dragon (9-3) by hd, 10 ran.
Blistering Barney (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 5f out, headed 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and outpaced inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Aegeus (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Thaayer 7-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 1/4l behind Bombastic (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Golden Force (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Gavi Di Gavi (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Sonnet Rose (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Mister Dependable (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, no impression final 2f, 7th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Molly Mai 7-1 (9-4) Mid-division, lost place when not much room on inside over 2f out, closed over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind The Game Of Life (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Secondo (FR) 12-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 14, 8l behind Strawberry Jack (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
