in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never reached leaders, one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, raced freely, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on
tracked leaders, carried head awkwardly from 2f out, soon ridden, weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong
dropped out start from wide draw, held up, always in rear
raced keenly, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and hanging left over 1f out, soon weakened
led 1f, with leader, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
always prominent, led well over 1f out, soon drifted right, headed inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, raced keenly, weakened well over 1f out
Nonrunner
It could be that Crystallize is still on the up grade but with his mark now looking a little on the high side we'll take GAZBOOLOU to win this handicap with Cativo Cavallino also considered. The vote lands in the saddle of the selection as his mark has dropped below that of the last rating he carried to victory. He's also reunited with Chris Catlin for the first time since that last success so there is plenty in his favour. Crystallize has won his last two starts in slightly weaker races and as a result is 11lbs higher than that first victory. It might be he is still improving but with the margins of victory reducing his mark looks prohibitive. Cativo Cavallino is competitively rated but looks in need of a reprieve from the assessor before he scores again while Diego Rivera is effective over this trip but looked to struggle a bit under this burden last time. Again it's not the best in terms of quality but Gazboolou looks like the winner.
Gazboolou 4-1 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leaders after, not clear run from over 1f out, switched left, stayed on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Halsion Chancer (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bahamian Kid 9-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 18l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Tuxedo 22-1 (8-11) In touch on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 12l behind Monaadema (9-1) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Diego Rivera 9-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind Pha Mai Blue (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Crystallize 6-1 (9-7) In touch, headway over 2f out, pressed leader from over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish (hand timed), won at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in May beating Itainteasybeingme (8-11) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, always in the rear, 12th of 15, 14l behind Cape Rock (9-7) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Flute Magic 16-1 (8-12) Carried left start, towards rear, ridden and hung left from 2f out, behind, 15th of 16, 10l behind Rio Royale (9-1) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in May.
Yeoman of England (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Always behind, tailed off, 17th of 18, 38l behind Cheap Thrills (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Rough Rock (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Tyfos (10-0) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Turkish Lokum 50-1 (8-4) Mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 11l behind Esprit De Midas (9-3) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Highgate Cat 25-1 (9-0) Led narrowly to 2f out, stayed pressing leader, still every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 5l behind Prince Of Johanne (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Whiteoak Lady (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Slowly away, always behind, 9th of 11, 7l behind Brunelleschi (8-10) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Star Acclaim 50-1 (9-12) Always behind far side group, tailed off over 1f out, last of 16, 41l behind Flying Applause (9-8) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Cativo Cavallino 10-1 (9-2) Behind, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, took 3rd from inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Sweet Gale (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
