chased leaders early, soon lost place and behind
slowly away, headway halfway, chased winner over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on
always behind
outpaced, soon given reminders, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, hard ridden and kept on
chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, driven halfway, soon faded
led, soon clear, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, behind, soon pushed along, never dangerous
SPIC'N SPAN gets the vote to win the opener at the expense of Guto and After The Snow. The selection was a winner at Southwell back in March and has since run well in defeat. He runs off the same mark as he did when finishing second to Guto last time out so is in effect six pounds better off as his rival carries a penalty. With the weights now on his side we feel he can reverse the placings this time around. After The Snow has been knocking on the door in similar races of late and can once again be in the shake up, however for the winner we return to Spic'n Span.
Inspainagain (USA) 12-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 6l behind Haajes (9-1) at Hamilton 5f hcap (4) sft in Sep.
Calmdownmate (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Chased leader stands side group to halfway, last of 16, 17l behind High Curragh (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Namir (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Pulled hard, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Invincible Lad (8-13) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Regal Royale 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, switched left soon after start, ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Figaro Flyer (8-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr.
Colorus (IRE) 3-1 (8-3) Made most, ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Figaro Flyer (8-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr.
Russian Rocket (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 13, 11l behind Lethal (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f clm stks (6) gd in Apr.
Guto 14-1 (8-13) Outpaced, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, edged right and ran on to lead final stride, won at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr beating Spic 'n Span (9-3) by hd, 9 ran.
Spic 'n Span 9-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Guto (8-13) at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
After The Show 5-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go third towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Teen Ager (8-9) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Soul Murmur (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 12, 21l behind Campli (8-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.