soon led at fast pace, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened tamely
held up towards rear, effort and headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well to lead near line
dwelt, soon tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out and hung left inside last
chased leaders, shaken up and headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and joined 1f out, ran on but headed closing stages
prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f, kept on one pace
in rear, switched left to rail 3f out, switched right and ridden 2f out, headway to dispute lead 1f out, stayed on, headed close home
NonRunner
VOI finished second over track and trip when last on Turf and is 2lb lower. He placed again at Kempton at the start of the year and is receiving weight from some moderate performers who are generally better on the all-weather. It’s a while since Central City showed any worthwhile form on this surface but he did win on Polytrack earlier this month and Russian Virtue was runner-up over course and distance last month. Franco Grasso is the least exposed and has been gelded over the winter.
Russian Virtue 50-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Ravens Ark (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
Franco Grasso 11-1 (9-8) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 15 3/4l behind Kentucky Kitten (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Mighty Mind 15-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 23 1/4l behind Hover (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Central City (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway and wide home turn, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, won going away, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May beating Savoy Brown (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Easy Equation (FR) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Charlie's Yard (8-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in May.
Voi 2-1fav (9-2) Well off the pace towards rear, headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Bella Colorossa (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Jan.
The Bay Warrior (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Midfield, ridden over 1f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Pips Tune (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.