raced wide, led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
close up, pushed along and switched left halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on between horses to lead near finish
awkwardly away in rear, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, led approaching 2f out, soon switched to stand side rail, soon ridden, headed near finish
prominent until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
prominent until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
taken to post early, soon outpaced
prominent until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Some of these are old rivals and it may be a case of working out whose turn it is today to get their head in front. Sir Geoffrey is possibly better on Fibresand and Moorhouse Lad usually finds at least one too good while Tyfos also struggles to get his head in front, but Ladweb arrives off the back of a win at Brighton and Dawn Catcher had Give Us A Belle behind when scoring over a slightly shorter trip here last month. CARDINAL left his effort too late behind Taurus Twins here 10 days ago but has only been raised a pound and couldn't have had a better draw. He might have preferred easier going but should still prove hard to beat.
Moorhouse Lad 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders 2f, soon lost place, 10th of 14, 9l behind Red Baron (8-12) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Ladweb 7-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr beating Secret Millionaire (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Emjayem 11-4 (9-3) Led, headed well over 1f out, chased leader until over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 7l behind Marmalady (9-3) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Tyfos 8-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Boxing Shadows (8-11) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Dawn Catcher 7-1 (9-4) Made all far side, ridden 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr beating Dancing Maite (8-4) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
West Coast Dream 5-1 (8-13) Led to halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 9l behind Taurus Twins (8-11) at Chepstow 5f (5) sft.
Irish Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 25l behind Generalyse (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 5l behind Ruby's Day (8-13) at Ripon 5f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Rock On Candy 10-1 (9-4) Led to halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened last 50 yards, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Keep It Dark (9-2) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Cardinal 12-1 (8-13) In touch on rail, switched left over 1f out, chased leaders and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Taurus Twins (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Poyle Vinnie 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear, never on terms, last of 10, 21l behind Banovallum (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Give Us A Belle (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Not much room start, chased leaders stands side, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 5l behind Dawn Catcher (9-4) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
