held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on and just held near finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on entering final furlong, no impression
always behind
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
mid-division, headway on outer over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
led early, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, soon led, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on close home
held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 2f out, soon pulled up
Nonrunner
Hadaj was sent off favourite at Ripon last time but came up short despite beating Green Howard and has yet to win over today's distance. Conry is upped in class off a higher mark after scoring over track and trip while Our Boy Jack finished ahead of Showboating when runner-up over course and distance last month in between a couple of distinctly modest efforts. JUST PAUL makes most appeal as a victory over track and trip made up one of last year's five victories and he returned to winning ways at Musselburgh last time. He hasn't stopped improving yet on that evidence and gets the vote. Laffan is not getting much sympathy from the handicapper so Rachel Richardson's 7lb allowance will help his cause while Mujazif has the past form to figure on his first start for Dandy Nicholls.
Laffan (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, kept on into 3rd and edged left inside final furlong, no impression, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 10, 8l behind Here Comes When (8-10) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) sft.
Mujazif (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up final furlong, last of 8, well behind Thomas Hobson (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Clockmaker (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 12l behind Absolutely So (8-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Showboating (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 14, 4l behind Fort Bastion (9-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Wannabe King 33-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, never involved, 13th of 14, 12l behind Fort Bastion (9-0) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Joe Eile (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 12, 8l behind Capo Rosso (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Alejandro (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, 4th and beaten over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Best Of Order (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy.
Hadaj 7-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Angus Og (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Dr Red Eye 5-1 (8-13) Led until narrowly headed 4f out, chased winner until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 18l behind Verse Of Love (9-4) at Chester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Green Howard 11-1 (9-2) Towards rear, switched outside and effort over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Angus Og (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Conry (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd beating Piceno (8-11) by hd, 11 ran.
Just Paul (IRE) 5-2fav (8-8) won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Majestic Moon (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Evanescent (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Led, kicked on over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind Music In The Rain (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Our Boy Jack (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon chasing leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 12, 9l behind Ruwaiyan (9-1) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Henry The Aviator (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders over 3f, 7th of 8, 18l behind Best Of Order (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy.
