held up towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden to challenge when hung badly right inside final 2f, then swerved badly left to far side, 3rd and no impression final furlong, not resolute
held up towards rear, never on terms
held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up off the pace in last pair, some headway and switched right over 2f out, plugged on late, never going pace to get involved
tracked leaders pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to threaten
always towards rear and never a factor
tracked leader, led inside final 2f, soon ridden, went clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
led, pushed along and joined over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to challenge
steadied start, always in rear, never a factor
sweating and raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon ridden, weakened final 2f
RIFLEMAN (NAP) landed a novices' contest at Kempton in November and was in the process of making a race of it with Namoos in the Esher Cup at Sandown when he swerved and unshipped Ryan Moore. His temperament is an obvious concern but he's probably well up to this grade. Huddleston Mac looked a nice prospect when scoring at Sandown in August and pulled much too hard on his reappearance in a Group 3 at Newbury. Sadiqaa made a successful debut at Leicester last July so the lack of a run won't be a problem while Bowman arrives in top form having won a Class 4 handicap on the Polytrack at Lingfield, though this is much tougher. Wobwobwob won a Class 2 Newmarket handicap in September on soft ground so the more rain the better.
Rifleman (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Chased leaders on inside, hung right 2f out, went 2nd and switched left over 1f out, ridden and staying on same pace when veered sharply left and unseated rider inside final furlong, at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Huddleton Mac (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders 4f out, weakened final 2f, eased, 10th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Chindit (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Red Fascinator 3-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 4, 10 3/4l behind Ventura Diamond (9-0) at Leicester 6f fll stks (3) hvy in Oct.
Captain Cooper (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Led, pulled clear after 2f, reduced advantage 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Aerion Power (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
Bowman (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Rhoscolyn (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Sadiqaa (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden along 2f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace final 100yds, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Conservatoire (8-8) at Doncaster 7f (3) hvy in Oct.
Wobwobwob (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, led on far rail ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Bullace (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Northern Express (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Close-up, raced keenly, pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Sibaaq (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Elakazaam (IRE) 11-4 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, no impression afterwards, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Zwelela (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Daphne May 11-8fav (9-7) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Oct beating Nurse Dee (8-5) by 3l, 9 ran.
Pivoting 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, went second close home, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Paws For Thought (9-0) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
Gioia Cieca (USA) 11-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased winner until no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Apollo One (9-2) at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
