chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced in centre course, in touch, ridden halfway, soon beaten
mid-division, hard driven over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, ran on to take 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, soon driven along and always in rear
prominent, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no impression final furlong
raced on near side rail, led to 4f out, chased winner to over 2f out, weakened final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon beaten
behind, hung badly left from halfway, never a factor
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, raced on outside of main group, never reached beyond mid-division
Fadeyev has solid claims at the weights but has been done no favours with a draw in stall one and a better bet may be La Marmotte, who has the perfect rails pitch in stall 18 and gets the vote ahead of Stir Crazy. As well as being well berthed, the selection is also in fair form and should appreciate the return to turf today. Jamie Osborne's Ten Dollars More is proving to be expensive to follow and may be best watched, while Retaliate disappointed at Yarmouth last time but may do better back over six furlongs today. Jost Van Dyke has solid claims on form and at the weights but is another that has been dealt a poor hand with the draw, while Madam Gaffer is less exposed than most of these but probably needs to improve. Stir Crazy is entitled to be thereabouts again and would be of interest if the market spoke in his favour but La Marmotte has the right ticks in plenty of boxes and he gets the vote.
Stir Crazy (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Disco Dan (9-0) at Brighton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Fadeyev (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Ava's World (8-9) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Ten Dollars More (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened, 11th of 12, 21l behind Goose Green (8-8) at Warwick 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Retaliate 14-1 (8-11) Led 1f, chased leader, ridden to lead again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 10l behind Steam Cuisine (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo fll hcp (4) gf.
Jost Van Dyke 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out to chase leader, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 8l behind Cuppacocoa (8-10) at Bath 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (4) frm.
La Marmotte (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Soon led, driven and headed 2f out, chased winner until entering final furlong, weakened, 6th of 11, 4l behind Wachiwi (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Madam Gaffer 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 7l behind Bateleur (9-1) at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Lordswood (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up, driven over 2f out, some headway final furlong, never in contention, 11th of 16, 8l behind Thunder Storm Cat (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
