slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, tailed off over 4f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
mid-division, soon chased leaders, weakened 3f out
chased leaders, pushed 3f out, headway over 2f out, hung right and went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
soon led, made rest, ridden over 1f out, kept on
led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened over 4f out
mid-division, weakened 5f out
Plenty open to improvement and this looks wide-open. AL ARISH has as good a chance as any after finishing third on the Polytrack at Lingfield and Lady Cecil's charge gets the token vote. Certification has strong claims after a better effort at Ripon while Omnipresent couldn't live with an odds-on shot at Catterick last time but finished a street clear of the third. Mahdiyah made a promising debut at this track and should figure while the likes of Mount Macedon and Rancho Montoya don't have to find that much to find to get involved.
Zorro's Blade 66-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, struggling over 4f out, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Commissioned (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Al Arish (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Soon led, steadied pace over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Phiz (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol.
Arty Campbell (IRE) Dylan Thomas gelding out of Kincob.
Catch The Cider 12-1 (9-0) Slowly away, always behind, 8th of 14, 14l behind Don't Stare (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol.
Certification (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Took keen hold in touch in rear, headway to chase winner over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Battalion (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs.
Gentlemax (FR) 50-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 11, 14l behind Zipp (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft.
Mount Macedon 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, stayed on to go modest 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Asbaab (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Omnipresent 7-4 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Commissioned (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Mahdiyah 7-2fav (8-12) Finished 2nd, towards rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind I'm Fraam Govan (9-13) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Martagon Lily 16-1 (8-10) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 13, 14l behind Buchanan (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Rancho Montoya (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Finished 6th, tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, hampered over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 11l behind I'm Fraam Govan (9-13) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Wild Anthem 14-1 (8-10) Behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 11l behind Butterfly Mcqueen (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) hvy in May.
Perfect Romance Singspiel filly out of Flamjica.
