raced in 3rd near side and mid-division overall, headway near side rail and kept on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd but never going pace to reach leading pair
pulled hard, chased leaders in centre to far side, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd
led near side group and prominent overall, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders in centre, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders in centre, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division in centre, headway over 2f out, chased leader inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, just held on, all out
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late headway far side of group over 1f out, never going pace to get competitive
chased leader near side and prominent overall, ridden and weakened final furlong
chased leader in centre, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, never in the race
chased leaders, near side of centre, ran on inside final furlong, just failed
led in centre, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
COMPANY MINX has tumbled down the weights since scoring at Newmarket last year and posted a better effort at Windsor. That points to a big run here and she gets the vote. Brazen Arrow can figure returning to today’s longer distance but both The Tron and Bernard Spierpoint were winning over the minimum trip on the all-weather earlier this year. Hyba is fitted with a tongue-tie racing over 6f for the first time.
Company Minx (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway when asked for effort 2f out, kept on same pace close home, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Vape (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Bernard Spierpoint 12-1 (9-5) Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden and weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Independence Day (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Brazen Arrow 16-5fav (8-13) Chased leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Brandy Station (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
The Tron 13-2 (9-1) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, ran on late, never going pace to trouble leaders, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Cuban Breeze (9-11) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Scale Force 3-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened thereafter, last of 4, 2 3/4l behind Tributo (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in May.
Alafdhal (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon racing keenly, in rear, well beaten final 3f, last of 7, 17l behind Dandy Maestro (9-11) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gd in May.
Jack Ryan (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Slow into stride, outpaced, last of 12, 22 1/2l behind Bungledupinblue (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Admirable Lad 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and switched left start, pulled hard in rear, some late minor headway, never involved, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Nacho (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Gossamer Silk 66-1 (9-3) Slowly away, towards rear, switched right and ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 2l behind Vivency (9-10) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Hyba 40-1 (8-12) Switched left soon after start, always towards rear, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Independence Day (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Lincoln Red 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Atrafan (9-6) at Southwell 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Littlemissattitude 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear, always struggling, last of 14, 12 1/2l behind Blackjack (9-7) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
