towards rear, headway 2nd, led 3rd, headed 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
held up, mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out
mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon held
tracked leaders and keen, led 3 out, headed 2 out and weakened
in touch and keen, ridden and weakened 3 out
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, tailed off
in rear when mistake 1st, stayed on from 3 out
led, headed 3rd, led again 5th, headed 3 out, ridden 2 out, led again all out and headed close home
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, kept on well to lead close home
MINDER caught the eye when running well on his debut and is taken to land the finale at the expense of Key Regard and Double Act. The selection was only moderate on the flat earning himself a rating in the 60's but he showed promise when finishing second of 16 on his debut at Stratford last month with Key Regard only a short-head behind in third spot. He is sure to benefit for the experience and with further improvement to come he is difficult to oppose. Key Regard was good enough to win a maiden on the flat at Lingfield in March and ran with credit on his hurdles debut, but is unlikely to reverse placings with the selection. Double Act was rated as high as 80 on the level when trained by Jeremy Noseda, but was disappointing on his hurdles debut at Stratford and considerable improvement will be needed for him to trouble the judge. Minder sets the standard and is worth staying on the right side of.
Double Act 7-1 (10-12) Not jumped well, always behind, tailed off 6th, 15th of 16, well behind Rupestrian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd in May.
Fantastic Fred (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and struggling 3f out, soon behind, tailed off final 2f, last of 15, 44l behind Hollow Green (8-6) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo clm (6) gf in May (flat).
Graycliffe (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Prominent, driven to challenge over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 9, 29l behind Citizenship (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May (flat).
Key Regard (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) In touch in main group, ridden after 3 out, went third before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 16, 10l behind Rupestrian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd in May.
Minder 17-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 5th, every chance 3 out, hanging left from before 2 out, beaten when mistake last, 2nd of 16, 10l behind Rupestrian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd in May.
Rebelwithoutacause (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, hit 4th, some headway approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 40l behind Rupestrian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd in May.
Stafford Charlie 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, hit 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, well behind Barizan (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
The Boat Shed (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Sam Sharp (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) sft in May (flat).
Fongoli 6-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 12, 6l behind Screaming Brave (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf (flat).
Graysland 14-1 (9-12) Towards rear, ridden from 4th, went modest 3rd after 3 out, no chance with leaders, 3rd of 8, 30l behind Barizan (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
Takelli (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always behind, 10th of 16, well behind Rupestrian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd in May.
