slowly away, always behind
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along halfway, no danger final 2f
took keen hold, chased leaders over 3f
took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
with leader, edged left from over 1f out, narrow lead inside final furlong, held on well
slight lead, ridden, narrowly headed inside final furlong, edged left, kept on
held up, pushed along on outside halfway, never reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
with leaders until pushed along, outpaced over 2f out, ran on again inside final furlong
It will be interesting to whether there is any market support for John Akehurst's Polmaily on his reappearance with the gelding having his first start over six furlongs since his debut outing as a juvenile but a safer bet looks to be OUR BLESSING, who gets the vote ahead of Gwilym. The Derek Haydn Jones-trained gelding has run well in defeat in recent starts on the Polytrack and has every chance if able to reproduce the same level of form back on turf. Tony Carroll has his string in good order and his runner Red Rudy is another that has been in good form on the Polytrack of late so he has to be considered. Chris Wall's Luminous Gold would probably prefer a faster surface and preference is for Our Blessing. The five-year-old made an encouraging reappearance at Kempton recently when not beaten far behind Compton Classic and he has solid claims racing off the same mark today.
Polmaily 14-1 (8-12) Always in rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 23l behind Amber Queen (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcap (4) gs in Nov.
Lunces Lad (IRE) 28-1 (8-1) Chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 10l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-0) at Ascot 5f app hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Luminous Gold 4-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 10l behind Doric Lady (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcap (5) sft in Oct.
Gwilym (GER) 20-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and one pace, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Style Award 7-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Darcy's Pride (8-6) at Redcar 5f fll hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Apr.
Our Blessing (IRE) 9-2fav (8-11) Narrow lead on inside, headed inside final 2f, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Compton Classic (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Golden Prospect 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, pressing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 8l behind Diego Rivera (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Red Rudy 10-1 (9-7) Reared start, well in rear, some moderate late headway from over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 6l behind Sign of The Cross (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Apr.
Sherjawy (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Started slowly, towards rear, not trouble leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 5l behind Garstang (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
