held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd entering final 2f, no chance with winner
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led over 5f out, soon clear, reduced lead over 2f out, headed entering final 2f, weakened soon after
held up in touch, stayed on to modest 3rd over 1f out
took keen hold, tracked leader, chased new leader approaching 5f out until over 2f out, weakened soon after
held up in last pair, ridden and struggling over 4f out
led at steady pace, ridden and headed over 5f out, weakened rapidly, soon tailed off in rear
tracked leaders, went 2nd and closed over 2f out, led entering final 2f, soon clear
held up last, struggling 5f out, tailed off
Six Of Clubs was all out to win by the narrowest of margins at Wolverhampton three weeks ago and a 3lb rise may be enough to prevent a follow-up. Court Wing will have come on for his reappearance and a first try at 2m and looks to have every chance but TROJAN GIFT makes more appeal. He finished third over 1m6f here on his Fibresand debut and, though having something to prove over this longer trip, Julie Camacho's charge has scope for improvement on only his eighth start. Both Bold Adventure and Dot's Delight have a bit to find with the leading contenders.
Trojan Gift (USA) 12-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Taikoo (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Apr.
Six of Clubs 11-4fav (8-13) Held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged right and idled inside final furlong, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr beating Blackstone Vegas (9-10) by ns, 11 ran.
Bold Adventure 15-8fav (9-1) In rear, ridden and struggling over 4f out, behind over 3f out, driven and ran on to go a never nearer 3rd post, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Irish Jugger (9-8) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Apr.
Court Wing (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, chased leading pair, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, edged left and weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Brabazon (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Dot's Delight 7-2 (9-3) Steadied and hampered after start, held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, hampered and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Six Of Clubs (8-13) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Nobbys Girl 50-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, lost place 4f out, soon behind, 11th of 13, 28l behind Boa (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Three White Socks (IRE) 17-2 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Oddsmaker (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.
The Mighty Mod (USA) 25-1 (8-5) Soon in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 11l behind Hunters Belt (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
