dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always towards rear
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
MUTAMID was second at Southwell on his reappearance but was placed here last term and looks up to scoring off his current mark. Eljaddaaf is upped 6lb for winning over track and trip while Perfect Alchemy landed a double over today’s distance back in February including a win at this venue. Dutch Art Dealer continues to slip down the weights and Severus is better than his comeback effort at Lingfield suggests as he won six times when trained in Germany.
Dutch Art Dealer 7-2 (9-4) Raced wide early, soon tracking leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Arlecchino's Leap (9-0) at Goodwood 7f hcp stks (4) gd in May.
Perfect Alchemy (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Steadied start, close up in rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind First Experience (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (4) pol in May.
Moonlight Venture 2-1fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Boycie (8-11) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) gd in May.
Mutamid 10-3fav (9-7) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Anton Chigurh (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Severus (GER) 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, switched to outer over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 9th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Flying Fantasy (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) gd in May.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up, smooth headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in May beating Straits Of Malacca (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Red Cossack (CAN) 11-1 (9-3) Chased leaders in 4th, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra and held towards finish and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Lady Bayside (8-8) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) sft in May.
Chetan 12-1 (9-7) Raced wide in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 11th of 16, 8 3/4l behind Diamond Vine (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Renounce (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Off the pace in last pair, ridden well over 1f out, kept on in closing stages, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Fear Or Favour (9-10) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in May.
Nasri 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced final 2f, 11th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Pike Corner Cross (8-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 6-1jfav (9-3) Chased leaders, shuffled back over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Eljaddaaf (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Surety (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on, never a threat, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Mr Christopher (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Blackthorn Stick (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Slowly away towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Guapo Bay (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
