chased leader, led approaching final 2f, headed well over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
close 5th, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off and eased
switched left after start, held up last, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leaders, weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off
held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, edged left and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden edged left and weakened over 1f out
restless in stalls, towards rear, outpaced and struggling over 3f out, plugged on
mid-division on inside, weakened 3f out
led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, hung left and weakened over 1f out
mid-division on outside, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
mid-division, one pace and no impression over 2f out, plugged on
Tom Dascombe won this last year and has three entries at the bottom of the weights this time. Richard Kingscote is on board Third Half but he's never been beyond a mile and his ability to last out the trip is unknown. Theturnofthesun made all to beat Bordoni at Kempton on his handicap debut and, with just a 4lb rise and the track certain to suit, he has to be on the short-list. The runner-up may struggle to contain him but ROSSLYN CASTLE is out of an Irish Oaks winner so this trip should prove ideal. He looked a nice prospect when winning impressively over 1m2f at Windsor and can make a winning handicap debut. Gabrial The Great probably didn't have much to beat on soft ground at Newcastle but did it in style and there looks much more to come and Martin Chuzzlewit is better than he showed on his reappearance at Newmarket while Frankie Dettori's booking for Montaser looks significant as his mount ran well on his Doncaster comeback without being subjected to a hard race.
Martin Chuzzlewit (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Main Sequence (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.
Bordoni (USA) 13-8fav (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, plugged on same pace, 2nd of 5, 12l behind Ed De Gas (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f con stks (3) sft in Apr.
Rosslyn Castle Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on strongly, soon eased, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr beating Ace Of Valhalla (9-3) by 4l, 9 ran.
Cherry Street 5-2 (9-5) Fly leapt start, held up in 4th, effort on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leading pair, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Theturnofthesun (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Gabrial The Great (IRE) 4-7fav (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, kept on well, won at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr beating Widyaan (8-9) by 8l, 9 ran.
Montaser (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Towards rear, outpaced and lost place 3f out, soon pushed along, not much room and switched left over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on well towards finish, 5th of 11, 4l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Bob's World 20-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge on inside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, edged right, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Eshaab (8-5) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Third Half 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, driven to lead 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Cappielow Park (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Juno The Muffinman (IRE) 5-6fav (8-5) Led, headed 9f out, led again over 4f out, hung right from 3f out, in command from over 1f out, finished under stand side rail, heavily eased final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Mar beating Aliante (8-0) by 10l, 5 ran.
Sir Trevor (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) With leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 45l behind Sparkling Portrait (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.
Rapid Heat Lad (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Za'lan (9-3) by 5l, 6 ran.
Theturnofthesun (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden and edged left 1f out, held on under pressure inside final furlong (hand time), won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr beating Bordoni (9-7) by nk, 5 ran.
