steadied start, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
in touch, hard driven to challenge well over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out
tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace
led until over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened
steadied in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched to inside, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leader
mid-division, lost place over 2f out
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly
keen hold in mid-division, headway over 3f out, never on terms
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Lunar River, Prince Charlemagne and Tenement make the shortlist here, with Lunar River holding the best form credentials. Having been second in a claimer as a juvenile, Tenement's handicap mark was a little high and he was outclassed for a while. However, his rating has now retreated to a more realistic level, and he stayed on well in a similar contest over this course and distance on his latest start. Dropped another pound, he can go well off bottom weight. Prince Charlemagne has been out of form on turf recently but reserves his best runs for this track. He was second in a seller here, but now races off a stone lower mark. It would be no surprise to see him bounce back to form and go well. Lunar River landed the only success of his career when scoring over this course and distance last year, but he showed real signs of a return to form when just touched off in a Nottingham handicap last time. He has been raised three pounds, but Lunar River has an easier task here against largely out of form rivals, and he can take this.
Kings Topic (USA) 5-1 (9-0) Held up behind, some late headway from over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 13, 7l behind Our Kes (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (6) pol in May.
Lunar River (FR) 12-1 (8-13) In touch, steady headway 3f out, led over 1f out, shaken up soon after, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Eijaaz (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Competitor 9-2 (9-12) Prominent, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 21l behind dhtrs Trigger's Friend (9-5) & Wait For The Will (10-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol.
Prince Charlemagne (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 16l behind Wee Charlie Castle (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf.
Bundle Up 20-1 (9-1) In touch, effort and every chance over 1f out, not quicken, stayed on same pace, 5th of 13, 5l behind Top Seed (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Thermidor (USA) 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, effort when outpaced 3f out, stayed on towards finish, 9th of 20, 9l behind Shosolosa (8-4) at Doncaster 1m app hcp (6) gd in May.
Green Pirate 8-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up last, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 5th of 9, 5l behind April Fool (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Convallaria (FR) 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, outpaced from 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 8l behind Our Kes (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (6) pol in May.
Mix N Match 40-1 (8-11) Keen, mid-division, hampered and lost place after 2f, 15th of 16, 48l behind Top Seed (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Bowl of Cherries 13-2 (8-8) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 13l behind Sularno (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Film Queen (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 6l behind Mannello (9-2) at Brighton 7f sll (6) gf.
Tenement (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong to press for 3rd near finish, 4th of 11, 4l behind Obrigado (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Dwelt, keen hold in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 14l behind Constant Cheers (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Reveur 11-1 (8-3) Behind, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind April Fool (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
