chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
held up, headway from 3f out, struck by rivals whip over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
held up, headway on outer from over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up, lost place 4f out, driven, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, headway when bumped over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
behind, headway on inside from over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, headway from over 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish
From a short list made up of Rose of Coma, Shared Moment and KIRKSON it is the last mention who is put forward to score. The Peter Chapple-Hyam trained gelding showed dramatically improved form in the first-time blinkers last time out and was clearly helped by the drop in grade. It remains to be seen whether the headgear has the same effect here but on evidence of his last effort victory here looks to be in the offing. Rose of Come seems to have found here level and ran a fair race at Brighton when last seen. The three-year-old filly looks capable at this trip but the selection may prove too hard to beat here. Shared Moment is a half-sister to Sir Boss and looks a decent sort after an impressive debut race last time. She gave herself a bit to do by missing the break but she managed to get herself into a challenging position, a lack of racecourse experience did show, but she should have come on for the race and a finish in the minors here isn't beyond her. Gay Kelleway's Why Nee Amy should fare well here and is expected to be putting pressure on the front three but for us Kirkson looks best.
Orsippus (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Led, ridden along 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Antigua Sunrise (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
August Days (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 15l behind All You Need (9-3) at Leicester 6f sell stks (6) gf.
Rose of Coma (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Went right start, pulled hard in rear, came towards stands side over 2f out, headway and drifted back to main group over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Theocritus (9-8) at Brighton 1m 2f (6) gd.
Why Nee Amy 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some late headway, never near leaders, 8th of 15, 16l behind Al Qeddaaf (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Bertie Smalls 16-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 12l behind Hollow Green (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo clm (5) gs.
Buckle Up 40-1 (8-9) Led 2f, with leaders, driven and outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 10, 16l behind Swiss Art (9-4) at Southwell 7f 3yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Kirkson 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, reminders soon after, headway over 5f out, driven and lost place halfway, headway to lead and hung left from over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, driven and rallied towards finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind Why Nee Amy (8-4) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll (6) gf in May.
Terracotta Warrior 33-1 (8-3) Always behind, 8th of 12, 19l behind Postman (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Wahan (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 13, 11l behind Brett Vale (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Barbeito 10-1 (8-7) Towards rear, edged left 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 13, 10l behind You've Been Mowed (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Chantilly Dancer (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Screaming Brave (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f Handicap (0-55) (3yo) (6) gd in May.
Flirty (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Pushed along halfway, always in rear, no chance final 2f, last of 10, 20l behind Primo Dilettante (8-11) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Protiva 25-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 10l behind Lunar River (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol in May.
Shared Moment (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Dwelt, soon outpaced, headway over 3f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Special Cuvee (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll (6) gd in Apr.
