held up, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, behind until ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and held on final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on
dwelt, always behind
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression
in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders
mid-division, lost place 3f out, soon behind
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
with leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
always behind
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
A massive field of 19 here, and this race could be seen as something of a pin-sticker's, but we'll support STONECRABSTOMORROW, in preference to Makshoof and Blue Tomato. Towards the top end of the weights, but well drawn in stall 16, Richard Fahey's charge showed a good attitude to win a similar race at Hamilton a week ago, when Makshoof was back in third. Two pounds higher then, they're off level weights today, and he's in the rudest of form. Three wins and five placings from eight runs this year see him set a decent standard. Makshoof's four career wins have all come over this trip, but at Haydock. Blue Tomato is the only other one with some decent recent form, albeit the best came on the all-weather. He couldn't have picked a better draw. Polish World is having his first run on turf for two years, but even first time blinkers may not help bring about the improvement probably needed to land this. Some of these appear to be making up the numbers, and our pick is Stonecrabstomorrow.
Fyodor (IRE) 15-8fav (9-10) Dropped in towards rear soon after start, soon pushed along, never nearer, 6th of 9, 7l behind Guto (8-13) at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
Makshoof (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-11) at Hamilton 6f clm stks (5) gd.
Moonage Daydream (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 16, 21l behind Celtic Lynn (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 5-2fav (8-11) Held up on outer, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Hamilton 6f clm stks (5) gd beating Dream Theme (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Blue Tomato 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Excusez Moi (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Seafield Towers 200-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Spin Cycle (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f cond stks (2) gd.
Lifetime Endeavour 100-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-11) at Hamilton 6f clm stks (5) gd.
Polish World (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, soon ridden along, driven halfway, hung right and kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Argentine (8-10) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar.
Sheik'n'knotsterd 66-1 (9-1) Led until over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 12l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-0) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
Bold Haze 25-1 (8-3) Held up behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 15l behind Ingleby Princess (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Rainbow Bay 16-1 (8-10) Held up far side group, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 29l behind Ace Of Spies (8-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Sea Salt 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 30l behind Came Back (9-5) at Southwell 6f sell stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Soto 8-1 (8-1) Led, ridden halfway, hung left and headed over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cornus (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Apr.
Baronovici (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders and keen early, ridden 3f out, soon one pace, 6th of 11, 6l behind Angaric (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Jojesse 9-1 (8-7) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 8l behind Norcroft (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcap (6) fbs in Jan.
Wiltshire (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden halfway, headway 2f out, kept on, 5th of 20, 8l behind El Dececy (9-5) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) fm in Apr.
Digit 11-1 (9-7) Led 5f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 15l behind Ridgeway Silver (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Tump Mac 66-1 (10-9) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 28l behind Vogarth (10-9) at Southwell 1m am hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Obe One 33-1 (8-12) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 9l behind Castles In The Air (9-10) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
