mid-division on outside, keen early, pushed along and weakened 2f out
always towards rear, never landed a blow
mid-division, ridden 2f out, short of room when looking to make headway on inner inside final furlong, ran on again close home
chased leader on inside, pushed along and not quicken approaching final furlong when bumped on inner, no extra final 100 yards
made all, ridden 2f out, kept finding inside final furlong, held on well close home
chased leader, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, ran on well close home, could not go by winner
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ran well final 100 yards
keen and hit rail before start, dwelt start, in rear, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, late headway for 3rd
Godolphin have enjoyed plenty of success of late but it is easy to pick holes in Open Mind's Chelmsford victory. Skittlebombz represents a stable that have enjoyed a decent run of form and PJ McDonald is reunited with him this afternoon but MARITIME RULES wasn’t disgraced on his seasonal reappearance and some of his juvenile form has stood up to closer examination. He can confirm running with Meng Tian given Sean Woods’ runner had had the benefit of a previous outing under his belt.
Harb 16-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, last of 6, 21 1/2l behind Al Barez (9-4) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Robasta (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Raced wide towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Point Lynas (8-6) at Newmarket 7f (2) gd in Oct.
Meng Tian 10-3 (9-11) Held up, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 2l behind Washraa (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Maritime Rules (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway to join leaders 1f out, no extra in final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Washraa (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Barging Thru 13-2 (9-4) Keen tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on close home, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Never In Fourth (8-0) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Open Mind 5-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Phinow (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
Skittlebombz 3-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pulled into midfield halfway, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on final furlong, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Leap Abroad (9-5) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Monsieur Jumbo (FR) 2-1fav (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, headway to be prominent well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, ran on one pace, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Roudemental (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gf in Apr.
