switched left start, pulled hard and held up in rear, stayed on final 2f never reached leaders
always behind
chased leaders to halfway, weakened quickly, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
slowly into stride and always in rear
soon chased leaders on outer, pushed along 4f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to lead final strides
prominent, chased winner over 4f out, edged right from 3f out, soon every chance, no impression and lost 2nd over 1f out
switched left start, took keen hold and held up in rear, driven on outside over 2f out, never reached leaders and weakened over 1f out
led, strongly pressed final furlong, caught final strides
chased leader to over 4f out, stayed well there until weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
Im Ova Ere Dad benefited from a well judged ride from Simon Walker to win a similar event at Goodwood last week and is the obvious choice. Racing here under a 6lb penalty, the selection won with any amount in hand and with the added bonus of the best jockey on board, he is a confident pick. Iceman George has been shown some respite by the assessor and put in his best performance this season with a second behind Artreju. Very few got involved in that Newmarket event, as if often the case with these type of contests, but a re-production would see him a contender for minor honours. Sforzando is another in reasonable form while Western Roots was an easy winner at Great Leighs last time but this will be much tougher. Im Ova Ere Dad is the pick to land the finale.
Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, smooth headway from 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, comfortably, won at Goodwood 1m 1f amt hcp (5) gd beating Barathea Dreams (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 18 ran.
Banjo Patterson 18-1 (8-13) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, 38l behind Musaalem (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Dr McFab 7-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and weakened 4f out, soon tailed off, last of 9, 49l behind Celticello (8-5) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
Red Current 28-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place 6f out, weakened 3f out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Celticello (8-5) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
Bavarica 6-1 (11-2) Keen in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 22l behind Artreju (10-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Sforzando 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Trouble Mountain (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Act Three 66-1 (8-9) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 13l behind Pearl (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd in Oct.
Night Orbit 28-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Amanda Carter (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf in May.
Iceman George 10-1 (10-4) In touch, ridden to have every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Artreju (10-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f amt hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Scottish River (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Always behind, never a factor, last of 10, 10l behind New Star (10-7) at Newbury 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) sft in May.
Western Roots 10-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, led over 6f out, clear over 2f out, ran on well, won at Great Leighs 1m 2f clm (6) pol in May beating Given A Choice (9-6) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Everyman 7-1 (8-8) Raced wide, keen, held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3f out, 8th of 9, 28l behind Friends Hope (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Le Corvee (IRE) (10-3) 2nd of 4, 1l behind Friends Hope (10-2) at L'ancresse 1m 4f hcp gf in May.
