tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, pulled up
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
steadied start, held up and soon in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, modest 5th and no impression final furlong
held up in last trio, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led final 100 yards
mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
chased leader until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
led, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
held up in last pair, pushed along and looked struggling over 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd well inside final furlong, not reach leading duo
Nonrunner
Weld Arab meets subsequent winner Sandy Cove on the same terms as when beating him half-a-length at Kempton in February, though he's had an unhappy time of it over hurdles lately. Azilian bounced back to form at Wolverhampton but doesn't appeal as the type to follow up under a penalty. Rock Of Max has only found one too good here the last twice but he may struggle to overturn course and distance running with AVENUE DES CHAMPS (NAP). Jane Chapple-Hyam's gelding was only caught close home off this mark at Nottingham last time and this track is suited to his front-running style.
Azilian 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, 2 lengths clear 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May beating Shining Romeo (9-4) by 4l, 9 ran.
Able Dash 11-4fav (9-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Avenue Des Champs (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Rock Of Max 9-2 (9-5) Towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, effort entering final 2f, chased winner but no impression final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Avenue Des Champs (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
The Quarterjack 20-1 (9-6) Led narrowly, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, lost place final furlong, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind The New Pharaoh (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Sandy Cove 3-1 (9-7) Slow into stride pushed along to track leader after 1f, ridden entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Speculator (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Weld Arab (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden and struggling in rear after 5th, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Nomadic Storm (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gf in May.
Avenue Des Champs 9-2 (8-9) Led after about 4f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Maoi Chinn Tire (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Senor George (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 8, 16 3/4l behind Ifan (8-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
County Wexford (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Led until over 3f out, rallied over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 13l behind Tatawu (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Unex Modigliani (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Mcvicar (8-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Tempuran 7-2fav (9-7) Raced wide close up, headway over 4f out, joined leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Hatsaway (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
