very slowly away and refused to race
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, hung left and led over 1f out, kept on well
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon every chance, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace final furlong
with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
in rear, not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on towards finish
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
It's something of a tradition that Richard Hannon wins the Monday night opener, but while we'll include Sweet Secret and Shooting Party on the shortlist, we prefer the claims of GWENLLIAN. Ian Williams' filly is making her handicap debut, and steps up in trip slightly. The way she stayed on last time out, finishing just outside the frame in a maiden suggests that won't be a problem. Although inexperienced compared with these here, she's not up against any world-beaters. Jim Crowley looks a significant jockey booking (he's got another one with the same yard later on too). Sweet Secret looks the pick of the Hannon pair, and gains weight all round, but only two pounds from the selection, who benefits from the weight for age allowance. Sweet Secret produced her best effort last time out when runner up against her own sex at Haydock. Shooting Party likes to be prominent too, and produced his best for a while last time out, and he's five pounds below his only winning mark, although that was a couple of years ago. Jezza won last time out, but that's his only success in 10 runs. Since then he's been switched to Victor Dartnall's yard, hardly renowned for flat runners, so any support could be significant. However, we're siding with GWENLLIAN.
Sacrilege 14-1 (9-9) Very reluctant to race, well behind, in touch in rear over 7f out, driven along over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 7l behind Sunley Spinalonga (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
No Mean Trick (USA) 33-1 (9-9) Tracked leader until well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Green Destiny (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Urban Space 3-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on and every chance until one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Vertueux (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mt Kintyre (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 11, 11l behind Count Ceprano (7-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Shooting Party (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Chased leading pair, ridden to dispute 2nd over 2f out, kept on same pace inside inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Ghufa (9-10) at Newbury 1m 3f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Full Victory (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, went 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind One Scoop Or Two (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol.
Diamond Twister (USA) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Eastern Gift (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Led, driven along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Sunley Spinalonga (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Recalcitrant 8-1 (9-1) Pulled hard, with leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 13, 2l behind Corrib (8-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Choral Festival 15-2 (8-3) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Count Ceprano (7-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Transfer 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden and edged left over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 8l behind Corrib (8-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
First In The Queue (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Ridden 4f out, always towards rear, 11th of 15, 25l behind Lost In The Moment (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Gwenllian (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Point Out (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jun.
Sweet Secret 7-2 (8-8) Soon led, headed 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held last strides, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Law Of The Range (9-6) at Haydock 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Bull Market (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Took keen hold in mid-division, lost place on inside over 3f out, behind after, 9th of 10, 6l behind Cupid's Glory (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Jezza 7-1 (8-4) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May beating Yemeni Princess (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
