led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra when not much room inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
in rear and in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
English Summer comes out best at the weights but this will be his first run since September. Samoan has little chance, but there's little between the remainder on today's terms. Spanish Plume returned an easy winner at Wolverhampton last time while Ever Fortune won over 1m2f at Pontefract last month. Lingfield winner Incendo is better on the Polytrack nowadays and Ethics Girl is looking to end a long losing run. GRAN MAESTRO has been running well in handicaps without success and Ruth Carr's charge gets the tentative vote having gone close in similar company over track and trip last season.
Gran Maestro (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Took keen hold tracking leaders, tracked winner approaching final 2f, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd final 50 yards, 3rd of 18, 2l behind Perfect Summer (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Ever Fortune (USA) 3-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Easter Sky (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Incendo 7-4fav (10-8) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Dynastic (10-5) at Southwell 1m 6f (6) fbs.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 7-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind War Poet (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) gd.
Spanish Plume 11-2 (9-4) Made all, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Sian Gwalia (9-6) by 3l, 5 ran.
English Summer 5-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 9, 24l behind Mungo Park (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Samoan (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) In touch in 4th, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 22l behind Ayrad (9-1) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) gs.