pressed leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
switched left start, held up in rear, never on terms
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside well over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, just held on for 3rd, finished 3rd, disqualified and placed 4th
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, not much room and squeezed through inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead inside final 150 yards
started slowly, outpaced in last pair, never involved
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed inside final 150 yards, no extra
steadied start, took keen hold and held up towards rear, headway travelling well when not clear run over 1f out, not much room and squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on to press for 3rd close home, finished 4th, awarded 3rd place
NonRunner
Kalk Bay has been raised 6lb for winning a lady riders' race at Doncaster and this looks a bit tougher. Swift Approval has a penalty for winning at Musselburgh and has been done no favours by the draw. The returning Alejandro, Meshardal and Captain Revelation are also drawn out wide but Brighton scorer Fingal's Cave is interesting as he's been in good form this year and showed he handled the track back in 2014. THE HOODED CLAW won over 6f at this meeting last year and, though still 5lb higher, ran a nice race on his return to action at Pontefract. He's worth another try over this longer trip around here and can get the better of fellow course winners Navigate and Deauville Prince.
The Hooded Claw (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 6 1/4l behind Perfect Pasture (9-2) at Pontefract 6f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Meshardal (GER) 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 14th of 20, 6 3/4l behind Rex Imperator (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Deauville Prince (FR) 28-1 (8-11) Raced wide, close up, pushed along and lost place halfway, tailed off, last of 12, dist behind Perfect Pasture (9-2) at Pontefract 6f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Whozthecat (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Tumblewind (9-4) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Fast Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 9 3/4l behind Exchequer (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Kalk Bay (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Held up mid-division, headway 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Burning Blaze (10-3) by 2 1/4l, 15 ran.
Khelman (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Raced centre, midfield, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 22, 12 1/4l behind Westwood Hoe (9-3) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Corporal Maddox 25-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway and carried left 2f out, kept on, held by leaders towards finish, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Munfallet (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Captain Revelation 7-1 (8-9) Led, headed 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 10th of 12, dist behind Sinfonietta (8-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Fingal's Cave (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Outback Ruler (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Swift Approval (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Close up, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Gold Flash (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Navigate (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Englishman (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Alejandro (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Maggie Pink (8-13) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Among Angels 6-1jfav (9-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 14, 15 1/4l behind Munfallet (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
