held up, never dangerous
mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders well over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out
behind, never on terms
prominent, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened
led early, remained prominent, led again over 3f out, soon driven, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, headway well over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, weakened final 2f
soon led, headed over 3f out, driven and weakened well over 1f out
in touch, switched right and effort well over 1f out, soon beaten
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer
always behind
Ruth Carr has her string in good form and NINTH HOUSE could be worth chancing here; the list of dangers is headed by Avoca Dancer and Young Gladiator. The selection has got course and distance winning form and he is quickly turned out after a below-par run at Musselburgh on Friday. However, he had been an eyecatcher previously at Beverley and he could be worth another chance. Avoca Dancer is an obvious danger as Karen George's 6-year-old mare won well at Lingfield last time out. However, she had the best of the draw that day and she had the race run to suit. Young Gladiator won well at Newcastle last time when the first time blinkers seemed to work the oracle, and if they do the job again then he could go well. Dickie Le Davoir has gone well here in the past and he could prove best of the others, but the vote goes the way of Ninth House.
Convallaria (FR) 9-2 (9-3) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 6l behind Sweet Gale (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Ninth House (USA) 12-1 (8-5) Missed break, behind until ridden and kept on final 2f, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 6l behind Mountain Cat (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Prince Golan (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Prominent, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 12l behind I'm In The Pink (10-5) at Haydock 1m 2f (5) gs in May.
Gold Again (USA) 11-4fav (9-3) Mid-division, driven along and not troubled leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Sweet Gale (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Poppy's Rose 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Swinbrook (9-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Bertie Vista 9-2 (9-7) In touch, headway to chase winner over 2f out, to over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind El Dececy (9-13) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Waldorf (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Aggbag (8-4) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Young Gladiator (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Made all, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating King Pin (8-6) by 1l, 12 ran.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Dropped out start from wide draw, held up, always in rear, 8th of 11, 6l behind Bahamian Kid (10-0) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Avoca Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch towards rail, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Lingfield 7f (6) gf beating Love In The Park (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Dickie Le Davoir 5-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, outpaced, behind at halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, eased near finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Zowington (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
The London Gang 9-1 (8-7) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 12l behind Smokey Rye (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
