raced keenly in last pair, never involved
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, hanging left under pressure and switched right inside final furlong, plugged on, no threat
raced keenly in touch, pushed along and lost place 5f out, rallied inside final 2f, plugged on inside final furlong
raced keenly, always towards rear, tailed off
pushed along at times, held up in mid-division, good headway on outside inside final 2f, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, stayed on strongly
tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led over 2f, soon settled in handy 3rd, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
switched left start, held up in rear, good headway on outside tracking leaders approaching halfway, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd post
always towards rear
mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, plugged on
mid-division on inside, weakened 2f out
tracked leader for 1f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3f, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, dropped to 4th post
slowly into stride, always towards rear
went 2nd after 1f, led over 8f out, clear 4f out until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
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TIME TO STUDY came up against a classy stayer in the Sagaro nine days ago but still had some useful performers behind. He’d just failed to make a winning reappearance in a hot handicap at Musselburgh earlier and is due to go up a further 3lb from next week. Mark Johnston’s four-year-old may well be a group horse running in a handicap and Franny Norton can be counted on to get him into a good position from stall seven. Stargazer has been going really well on Tapeta and is equally adept on Turf. Fun Mac, Who Dares Wins, Magic Circle and Watersmeet chased home the first two last year and all warrant respect, though the draw could have been kinder to Alan King’s dual purpose performer. Grandee will have his stamina to prove while Dubawi Fifty and Cayirli may be better on the all-weather but Prince Of Arran should give a good account and Jukebox Jive and My Reward hold each-way claims. Nakeeta was second in this in 2016 but only 10th last year, though did win the Ebor. However, he has top weight and also a moderate draw.
Nakeeta 40-1 (8-4) 5th of 23, 6 1/2l behind Rekindling (8-1) at Flemington 2m Grp 1 hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Prince Of Arran 80-1 (9-1) 8th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Vazirabad (9-1) at Meydan 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar.
Time To Study (FR) 11-4 (9-1) Tracked winner throughout, tried to close as winner given breather over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, no impression when hung right final 2f, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Torcedor (9-2) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 stks (1) sft in May.
Shadow Sadness (GER) (9-6) won at Zweibrucken 1m 6f gs in Apr beating Theo Danon (9-2) by 5l, 0 ran.
Magic Circle (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) In touch, driven over 5f out, lost place when ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 34, 19 1/4l behind Withhold (8-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Fun Mac (GER) 50-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 9th of 23, 6 1/4l behind Saunter (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
My Reward 7-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened closing stages, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Mirsaale (8-9) at Ripon 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Who Dares Wins (IRE) 13-2fav (11-11) Tracked leaders, effort before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd from last, not reach winner, 3rd of 19, 1 1/2l behind Jester Jet (10-9) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Vent De Force 100-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, headed over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 11, 33 3/4l behind Mount Moriah (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f lst stks (1) gs in Apr.
Stargazer (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, challenging and upsides rival when impeded by loose horse last 75 yards, kept on to lead close home (disqualified and placed 2nd), won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating Island Brave (9-1) by ns, 14 ran.
Watersmeet 3-1jfav (9-5) Set steady pace, quickened over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, caught close home, 3rd of 9, nk behind Funny Kid (9-5) at Lingfield 2m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Grandee (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Awkward start, behind, headway on inside over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, soon short of room, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Great Hall (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Cayirli (FR) 50-1 (9-2) Always going well, close up, chased leader 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Apr beating Curbyourenthusiasm (9-10) by 2l, 11 ran.
Dubawi Fifty 5-6fav (9-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind American Gigolo (9-4) at Newcastle 2m hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Silver Concorde 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 2m 4f (1) sft in Apr.
Jukebox Jive (FR) 6-1 (9-7) Close up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Medburn Cutler (8-7) at Newbury 2m 2f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Saigon City 11-2 (9-1) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Mount Moriah (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f lst stks (1) gs in Apr.
