chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out
virtually refused to race, always tailed off
pressed leader, led over 2f out, driven and in command final furlong, caught post
towards, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
towards rear, headway well over 2f out, chased leader 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
led narrowly to over 2f out, kept on until weakened over 1f out
held up, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace and lost 3rd inside final furlong
took keen hold in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up behind, some headway 2f out, stayed on same pace, never nearer
in rear, headway 2f out, plenty to do over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead post
held up, in touch over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly 2f out, tailed off
Nonrunner
The in-form Bucharest can continue on his merry way; while Garvenie Beau will be good value to make the frame and, along with On The Map and the unexposed Navene, can be expected to go close. Navene has improved with each start so far and, as a mark of 58 is far from restricting, she has plenty of scope for improvement. Watch the market carefully where she is concerned. One The Map is only 4lb higher for her course and distance success from last month and, as this is a slightly tougher ask, she makes the shortlist. However, her previous form was nothing special, so she does need to prove she can dish out a repeat dose. Garvenie Beau is a more sporting choice, as his recent efforts have been very modest. Still, he has dropped to a fair mark as a result and cannot be ruled out if he is on song. Nevertheless, Bucharest is really on a roll just now and, as Michael Wigham seems to have got to the bottom of whatever was troubling his training progress (the gelding had been withdrawn from races with vets certificates on several occasion before winning his last two starts). So it seems folly to desert the son of Barathea whilst he is in the form of his life.
Sovereignty (JPN) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 3f out, hung right and lost place from over 2f out, 7th of 11, 5l behind Wahoo Sam (9-5) at W'hampton 7f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Gavarnie Beau (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no headway under pressure and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Starlight Gazer (9-5) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy.
Bucharest 3-1fav (9-5) Made all, hard pressed 3f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, driven out, won at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol beating Golden Spectrum (9-7) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Playtotheaudience 33-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ebraam (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
Wiltshire (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leader stand's side group, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 18, 3/4l behind Quicks The Word (8-5) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
On The Map 33-1 (8-9) Made all, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol in Jun beating Nashharry (8-13) by a nk, 8 ran.
Desert Hunter (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Winthorpe (9-5) at Catterick 6f hcap (6) gf in Jun.
Mannello 16-1 (8-5) Badly bumped start, held up in mid division, ridden over 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 5l behind Motafarred (9-0) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol.
Navene (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, effort over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Excessive (8-12) at Warwick 6f mdn fll (5) gs in Jun.
Over To You Bert 9-1 (8-13) Tracked leader to over 3f out, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Le Chiffre (9-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol.
Tipsy Lad 18-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, and plugged on, 5th of 9, 8l behind Surwaki (9-6) at Warwick 1m clm (5) sft.
Monashee River (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Chased leader, led over 3f out, came towards stand side and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 10l behind Bahhmirage (10-0) at Warwick 1m amt hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Balerno 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, ran on towards finish, 7th of 12, 5l behind Tamino (9-4) at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Chalentina 15-2 (8-12) Mid-division, effort 2f out, no chance with first 2, kept on same pace, 3rd of 17, 5l behind Charlie Delta (9-10) at Salisbury 7f clm (5) gf in Jun.
