chased leaders over 5f
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon hung right, stayed on
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
steady start, held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
keen, held up, never trouble leaders
close up 5f
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, staying on when short of room well inside final furlong
slowly away, always towards rear
steady start, pulled hard, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and one pace
chased leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders over 5f
chased leaders 6f
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, staying on when carried right inside final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
never trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden and led and hung left over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In a very open handicap Reap, Hugs Destiny and Motu are the three we have shortlisted, and we will give our vote to Reap. Jeff Pearce's seven-year-old has been steadily improving throughout the campaign and finished an excellent third behind Nevada Desert at Thirsk. The ground is a slight worry as he appears to prefer a bit of cut, however he is well treated and is our sporting selection. Hugs Destiny has been running better than his form figures suggest and he should be involved in the finish. Meanwhile Motu has ground and trip in his favour today and will be very hard to keep out of the money. Trifti and Halcyon Magic are two others that have shown enough ability to warrant a mention here, but Reap is going the right way and is taken to oblige.
Desert Leader (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) With leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home, 4th of 8, 1l behind Dvinsky (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gs in May.
Trifti 25-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hung left over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Anuvasteel (11-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp (5) gf in May.
Hugs Destiny (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, led after nearly 2f, headed over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 10l behind Strong Hand (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in May.
Compton Banker (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Fraternity (8-13) at Leicester 1m clm (5) sft in May.
Motu (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left and chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Magic Amour (9-7) at Leicester 7f sll (6) gf in May.
Caerphilly Gal 11-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, 4th of 16, 5l behind Shifty (9-4) at Carlisle 1m app hcp (6) sft in May.
Halcyon Magic 7-2fav (8-6) Held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stk (7) pol in May beating Nina Fontenail (8-11) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Reap 5-1fav (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 17, 4l behind Nevada Desert (9-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
