held up in mid-division, headway after 4th, outpaced final bend, no impression after, well held run-in
chased leaders on outside, ridden and 3rd before last, no impression run-in, lost 3rd and no extra towards finish
led briefly soon after start, chased leader, led final bend, hung left before last and run-in, held on
chased leaders on inside, lost place 3rd, not fluent 5th, outpaced final bend, rallied run-in, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, headway after 5th, outpaced final bend, kept on run-in, no impression
always towards rear
chased leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, well beaten before final bend, pulled up before last
held up in rear, never involved
held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, weakened on final bend
chased leaders, went 2nd before last, stayed on run-in, unable to quite get to winner
led early, soon in rear, jumped left and not fluent, well behind after
soon led, ridden and headed before last, held after, stayed on same pace
Hats Off To Larry couldn’t follow up a first success at Market Rasen when favourite at Sedgefield and is 4lb higher now. SPUTNIK and Poucor finished 1-2 on soft going here last month. The runner-up is 2lb better off for less than a length but the winner has more scope and can confirm running. The booking of Brian Hughes for Legal Beagle could be significant but it’s a long time since Strong Team showed any worthwhile form.
Native Choice (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Held up, headway before 2 out, ridden 2 out, no impression, 6th of 10, 17 3/4l behind Shaws Bridge (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hats Off To Larry 5-4fav (11-7) Raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd and hit next, lost 2nd before the last, 3rd and one pace run-in, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Snowed In (10-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Poucor 4-1fav (11-12) Chased leader, behind leaders travelling strongly 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headway to lead narrowly last, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Sputnik (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in May.
Legal Beagle (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, lost place 6th, plugged on between last 2, never on terms, 5th of 12, 24l behind Jante Law (11-6) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in May.
Sputnik (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, dropped to midfield 3 out, headway after 2 out, ridden to press leaders last, drifted left under pressure but ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in May beating Poucor (11-12) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Stage Power (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Hot Team (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in May.
Deerfoot 125-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, last of 12, dist behind Jante Law (11-6) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in May.
Sure I'm Your Man (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Towards rear, bad mistake 4 out and pushed, made some headway before 3 out, ridden after 3 out, hit 2 out and last, kept on, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Wisecracker (10-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
Strong Team (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, pushed along and weakened before next, 6th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Authorizo (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Molly Whuppie 10-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, much close final circuit, 2nd 2 out, pressed leader before last but never led, well held and disputing 2nd last, all out run in, 3rd of 10, 22 3/4l behind Sultans Pride (11-8) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Centenier (FR) 200-1 (11-4) Prominent, not fluent 3rd, ridden and lost place 6th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Alqamar (11-4) at Ayr 2m mdn (4) gs in May.
Sweet Flora (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Led, pushed along and headed before 4 out, lost further ground on approach to 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
