led, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, headed well inside final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, switched left 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway under pressure well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakening when not much room over 2f out
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace towards finish
Withdrawn
Quite a few of these arrive here in good form and from a shortlist of Axiom, Arthur's Edge and Justcallmehandsome we will put forward Arthur's Edge as the one to beat. The selection is a course and distance winner and he appeared to win with plenty in hand last time when he beat Chief Exec. The draw could have been kinder but he looks like a horse to stay on the right side of and he has rock solid claims. Axiom is a lightly-raced colt from the Luca Cumani yard and he won well last time at Leicester. He is open to plenty of improvement and he has a good draw so he ticks plenty of boxes. Justcallmehandsome has got course and distance winning form and he confirmed his well-being with a good effort at Great Leighs last time. There are five other course and distance winners in this field and from those the well-drawn Harare represents decent each-way bet. However, for win purposes we will stick with Arthur's Edge as our choice.
Kafuu (IRE) 3-1fav (8-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, in rear when hampered over 2f out, 25th of 26, 16l behind Damika (9-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct. Later dsq to last.
Lend A Grand (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, kept on, no extra final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Eskadron (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3yo clm std in Oct.
Mountain Cat (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 40l behind Dispol Isle (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Fly Free 22-1 (8-9) Keen, led after 1f, ridden hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Art Man (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Justcallmehandsome 12-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, joined leader 5f out, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
King's Ransom 5-1 (9-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Given A Choice (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Kildare Sun (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 41l behind Ben Chorley (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Arthur's Edge 5-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, challenged from over 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Chief Exec (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Harare 14-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, edged left from over 1f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 5l behind Phluke (8-13) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Supercast (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 18, 22l behind Blue Spinnaker (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Dushstorm (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 22l behind Art Man (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Axiom 4-11fav (9-3) Made virtually all, shaken up over 1f out, soon clear, won at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Cinnamon Hill (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
