held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out
always behind, no impression
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well final furlong, led close home
prominent, ridden and lost touch 3f out, weakened 1f out
led until 1f, chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, led over 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, headed close home
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway and chased leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong
led after 1f, soon clear, ridden 3f out, soon headed, weakened 2f out
always behind, no impression
Nonrunner
An interesting staying contest and Croix De Guerre looks to have a winning opportunity, with Commemoration Day respected and Colwyn Bay and Theatre Royal others who could go well. Philip Hobbs-trained Croix De Guerre has not been seen out on the level for almost three years, during which time he has carved out a decent career over the sticks. This return to the flat is certainly eyecatching and as one who acts on top of the ground and relishes a stamina test, this 132-rated chaser can score. Commemoration Day is another coming back from the National Hunt game and on his form under rules he'd have to find over a sonte-and-a-half with the selection. Nonetheless he has some useful more recent flat form to his name and should not be far away. Colwyn Bay is a consistent type who will prefer this ground to when he was a beaten favourite on good to soft at Ayr last time and we expect a better run, while Theatre Royal is an interesting runner who is stepped up considerably in trip and that may well elicit further improvement, so watch the market there for clues, but Croix De Guerre looks to have been found a good opportunity here and can go in.
Screenplay 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no chance when eased final furlong, 9th of 14, 7l behind Prins Willem (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb '06.
Follow On 4-1fav (8-7) Held up, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, 14th of 17, 41l behind Kayf Aramis (8-9) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Commemoration Day (IRE) (9-6) won at Dusseldorf 1m 2f hcp gd in Sept beating Abrafax (8-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Gatecrasher 20-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace and no impression final 2f, 4th of 9, 11l behind Spiderback (8-9) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) pol in May.
Theatre Royal 7-2 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Spring Dream (8-12) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.
Don'tcallmeginger (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Keen, tracked leaders, driven over 5f out, lost place 4f out, last of 9, 33l behind Jackie Kiely (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Apr.
Cockatoo (USA) 9-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Three Thieves (11-1) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Phoenix Hill (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Behind, kept on final 2f, never nearer, 6th of 14, 8l behind Salut Saint Cloud (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Coda Agency 12-1 (11-7) In touch, weakened over 4f out, 11th of 17, 34l behind Ronsard (11-1) at Bath 2m 1f amt hcp (6) gf in May.
Ganymede 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway to track leaders 7f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in May beating Selkirk Grace (8-12) by 4l, 14 ran.
Croix de Guerre (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-6) Held up, ridden over 5f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Lazzaz (8-13) at Warwick 1m 5f stk (G4) gd in Sept '04.
Bobsleigh 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Gaelic Roulette (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcap (6) gf in May.
Peas 'n Beans (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 21l behind Broughtons Revival (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcap (6) gd in May.
Colwyn Bay (IRE) 5-4fav (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind York Cliff (8-11) at Ayr 1m 7f hcap (6) gs in May.
