held up in rear, headway far side over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hard ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon lost place, behind and eased final furlong, tailed off
raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd well over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in last pair, moderate progress final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up in touch, headway steady headway far side halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, led well over 1f out, kept up to work inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leader, pushed along 3f out, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Strike A Light's run in the previous race should be a pointer to the chances of Blue Bounty, just beaten by that one over track and trip 11 day ago. Baltic Brave has to go on the short-list if translating all-weather form back to Turf while Surety makes his handicap debut off a potentially lenient mark. Maraayill is better than he's shown so far this year but needs help from the handicapper while Chess Valley hasn't raced since September. There is a race to be won with KALAHARI KINGDOM off his current mark and, though he isn't an easy ride, this looks to be his big chance.
Maraayill (IRE) 7-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 9, 3l behind Aertex (9-4) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in May.
Scruffy Tramp (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Slowly into stride, held up, headway tracking leaders 4f out, pushed along over 2f out one pace and held when rider dropped whip over 1f out, 4th of 8, 5l behind Hamoody (9-2) at Windsor 6f clm stks (5) gf in May.
Surety (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Crowdmania (8-12) at Beverley 1m con stks (4) gs in May.
Chess Valley 33-1 (8-11) Keen held up, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 7l behind Wedding Ring (9-1) at Newmarket 6f 2yo flls auc (2) gd in Sep.
Baltic Brave (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Steadied and switched left after start, held up and well off the pace in rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, soon ridden, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd last 100 yards and closed, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 13, nk behind Syrian Pearl (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Happydoingnothing 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 10, 11l behind Golden Steps (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f mdn auc stks (5) gd in Apr.
Kalahari Kingdom (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 16, 5l behind Dutch Lady (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Blue Bounty 5-1 (9-7) In touch, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, effort when not clear run and switched right entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Strike A Light (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
