held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, never dangerous
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
prominent, outpaced 3f out, no impression
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on and no impression
Nonrunner
Several hold claims: not least Bollin Greta, who is a tough and reliable mare that can make a bold bid to gain a deserved first win of the season. However, SIMPLE JIM is also a real tough cookie and makes more appeal on these terms. He edges the vote as the one to be on. Tillietudlem and Hi Dancer are a couple of others with claims on the pick of their form and they help to make this a competitive event. The last pair are closely matched and it will be interesting to see how the tactics unfold. A truly run race would suit Tillietudlem and he may hold the upper hand in that personal battle. However, in the quest to find the winner, it's the in-form Simple Jim, who appears to hold all the aces and get the nomination today.
Bollin Greta 7-2 (9-10) Held up disputing 4th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 11l behind Umverti (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Tillietudlem (FR) 15-8fav (8-4) Tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Markington (9-1) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rosewin (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 25l behind Rayhani (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Motarid (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 12f out until 10f out, tracked leader until over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, 42l behind Hallstatt (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Hi Dancer 7-2 (8-12) Hampered start, keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Tillietudlem (9-3) at Thirsk 2m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
French Hollow 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 4f out to get in behind leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind Satwa Gold (9-5) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Bandanaman (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Petella (8-6) at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Finellas Fortune 80-1 (9-2) Behind, struggling 4f out, some headway final 2f, never in contention, 6th of 10, 13l behind Lajidaal (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Simple Jim (FR) 11-8fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Amir Pasha (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Dan's Heir 40-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, edged left close home, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Amir Pasha (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) In rear, ridden over 5f out, headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Vertueux (9-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Winged Farasi 40-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, riden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 4l behind Gulf Coast (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Ahmedy (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Tropical Bachelor (8-5) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Kimberley Downs (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Set strong gallop, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Silent Lucidity (8-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
