mid-division, effort 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened
held up behind, headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway, ridden to lead entering final furlong, drew clear final 100 yards
held up, chased leader 5f out, driven to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, still in 3rd when went lame and pulled up well inside final furlong, dismounted after post
started slowly, well in touch after 2f, ridden along 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on not reach leaders, left in 3rd well inside final furlong
led until headed over 1f out, weakened
always behind, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
always behind, ridden over 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off
tracked leader to over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway to chase leaders under pressure over 2f out, not quickened over 1f out, one pace
slowly into stride, reminders in rear after 1f, never a factor
pulled hard, prominent, ridden 3f out, beaten when weakened 2f out
Mad Carew is the pick on recent form, and is taken to beat Kuster and Pont Neuf. Gary Moore's six-year-old appears to gave a new lease of life this season with victories here and at Lingfield. He has also performed well in defeat and in this mood is hard to oppose. On Official ratings Luca Cumani's Kuster is head and shoulders above these rivals, but he is now a nine-year-old and not the most straightforward of characters. If he is on song today he will be difficult to beat. Pont Neuf won over course and distance last summer and looks back to his best. With the weight he gets from his main rivals he could prove very troublesome. The others make very little appeal and so in what is a fascinating event Mad Carew looks the safest option.
Fine Palette 16-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 21l behind Strong Hand (9-7) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp (4) gd.
Kuster 20-1 (8-0) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 17l behind Notable Guest (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Mad Carew (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Brief Goodbye (8-13) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Kingston Harbour (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, keen early, led over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 14, 3l behind dhtrs Come What July (10-1) & Tulipa (10-9) at Newmarket 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in May.
El Chaparral (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up well in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 18, 3/4l behind Feed The Meter (9-2) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Le Chatelier (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Mounir (10-12) at Fontainebleau 1m 4f clm sft in Sept.
Pont Neuf (IRE) 2-1 (9-4) Held up, pushed along over 4f out, never a factor, last of 5, well behind Bobby Charles (9-6) at Thirsk 1m 4f stk (5) sft in Apr.
Bansha Bandit (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 7th of 8, 17l behind Groomsman (9-0) at Leicester 1m 3yo clm (5) gf in May.
