in touch, lost place after 2nd, soon towards rear, rallied 3 out, ridden and weakened next
held up towards rear, hampered 5th, headway 2 out, chased leaders, last, kept on same pace closing stages
chased leaders, led approaching and mistake 2 out, soon headed, kept on well under pressure
tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, stayed on strongly closing stages, never reached winner
held up towards rear, badly hampered 5th, headway 2 out, weakened last
soon led, headed before 2 out, rallied last, no extra closing stages
prominent, when fell 5th
behind, not fluent 1st, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5th, led after 2 out, hard ridden when pressed towards finish, held on gamely
NonRunner
Zubayr was a pound higher when second in this grade at Kempton in March but hasn’t won over hurdles in more than two years. WHATZDJAZZ (NAP) was only third behind Cool Sky at Aintree last month but is 5lb better off and two from two around here – his turn may have come around again. Rossetti showed a glimmer of his old form last time at Stratford when finishing ahead of Get Home Now and High Secret but is getting a bit long in the tooth. Litterale Ci is in good form but shooting up the weights and Voodoo Doll has gone up 7lb for winning a much less competitive race at Bangor. Psychedelic Rock returns from a short break.
Zubayr (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place after 2nd, not quicken 2 out, ran on flat, went 4th near finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Mister Universum (10-6) at Warwick 2m hcp (2) gd in May.
Litterale Ci (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, led run-in, soon ridden, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in May beating Skewiff (11-2) by 1l, 9 ran.
High Secret (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Held up in touch in rear, struggling and reminders after 3 out, no danger after, 5th of 7, 12 1/4l behind All Set To Go (11-7) at Stratford 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Psychedelic Rock 33-1 (11-1) Held up and behind, headway and plugged on from 2 out, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 19, 21 1/2l behind Soul Emotion (11-6) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Whatzdjazz (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Always handy, pressed winner last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Cool Sky (10-9) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Rossetti 15-2 (11-3) Led 1st, headed after next, with leader, lost place when not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression after, 4th of 7, 7 1/4l behind All Set To Go (11-7) at Stratford 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Get Home Now 33-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 4th, ridden after 2 out, lost place between last 2, no danger after, 6th of 7, 14l behind All Set To Go (11-7) at Stratford 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Shadow's Boy 12-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, outpaced before 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 12, 25l behind Champagne City (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Voodoo Doll (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, led before last, driven clear flat, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Cougar Kid (11-7) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Cool Sky 33-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling in last after 4 out, headway before 2 out, switched right and still 5th last, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in May beating Wenyerreadyfreddie (10-13) by 2l, 12 ran.
