dwelt, held up in last quartet, modest headway on outside final furlong
in touch, headway on inside 2f out, switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed
held up in last quartet, headway on inside well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, headway to chase leading trio 4f out, chased winner 2f out, stayed on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong
pressed leader, led entering final 5f, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakening when not much room on rails over 1f out
towards rear, headway on outside 5f out, ridden and weakened inside final 4f
took keen hold, chased leading trio, ridden 3f out, driven and one pace when hung right inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in last quartet, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, held up in last quartet, ran very wide on bend 4f out, never on terms after
led until narrowly headed entering final 5f, led again over 2f out, hard driven inside final furlong, held on gamely close home, all out
chased leading pair, ridden over 3f out, switched off rail over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened soon after
All but two of Positivity's last 20 runs have been at Southwell and all four of his victories have been there. Carlitos Spirit was never going to hold off Violent Velocity at the last meeting but ran well enough to be considered and he looks better than his stable's Powerful Pierre, who is looking a few pounds high in the weights. Mandhooma is just 1lb higher than when scoring at Brighton in April but needs everything to fall into place for his late surge so it's MUFTARRES who gets the nod. Paul Midgeley's charge looked all over a winner at the last meeting when striking the front inside the final furlong but couldn't hold the late burst of Burns Night and can gain compensation.
Muftarres (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) In rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Burns Night (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Powerful Pierre 9-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Burns Night (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Just The Tonic 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased well over 1f out, 12th of 13, 27l behind No Quarter (8-7) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Mandhooma 11-4fav (9-5) Slowly away, never travelled in last pair early stages, headway on ouside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 4l behind Jonnie Skull (8-7) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Carlitos Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Violent Velocity (9-5) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Prime Circle 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 12l behind Petsas Pleasure (8-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Positivity 15-2 (9-6) In touch, pushed along and hung left over 3f out, challenged and bumped over 2f out, led 2f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May beating On The Cusp (8-8) by 1l, 13 ran.
Many Welcomes 14-1 (8-13) Pulled hard held up, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Ykikamoocow (9-4) at Ayr 1m fll hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Luv U Noo 25-1 (9-2) Dwelt held up towards rear, took keen hold, effort 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 6l behind Pie Poudre (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Thinking 12-1 (8-10) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Powerful Presence (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Wotatomboy 6-1 (8-7) Reared start, soon recovered to lead, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 11, 10l behind Blue Charm (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.
