in touch, ridden to chase leading pair 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
held up in mid-division, good headway to track leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 4f out, never a factor
dwelt, held up well in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders and veered right under pressure approaching final furlong, edged left and kept on same pace
mid-division, behind final 2f
raced in mid-division, ridden and no headway final 2f
mid-division, not clear run briefly over 2f out, soon no impression and weakened
prominent, tracked leader over 5f out to 3f out, weakened rapidly
led to over 7f out, tracked leader, led 4f out to over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up well in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached winner
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
behind, carried wide bend over 5f out, soon struggling
keen in mid-division, hung wide bend over 5f out, soon behind
always behind
tracked leader, led 8f out to 4f out, weakened rapidly
Nonrunner
Feed The Meter turns out quickly under a penalty and is taken to win again, with Hatch A Plan, Desert Island Disc and Jakarmi rated as her biggest dangers. Feed The Meter won in the style of a well-handicapped horse at Doncaster four days ago, a point that is hard to ignore here, and this course and distance winner is taken to score again. The lightly-raced Hatch A Plan was staying on over a shorter trip here last time and should be sharper for the run and looks a danger. Desert Island Disc and Jakarmi are back to a winning marks and can be given chances, while El Chaparral is four pounds better off for the two lengths he finished behind Hatch A Plan at Windsor. The lightly-raced Scott might need the run, while Count Boris's new mark found him out over 10 furlongs last time. Silver Guest is on a winning mark but might prefer softer going, and the Philip Hobbs-trained Dream Merchant is possibly one to look out for in the betting. Soviette put in an improved effort to score at Bath last time, but that was on heavy, while Chigorin has a race in him but will today's trip suit. Turtle Patriarch seems nothing out of the ordinary but his stable is in form. Once again, then, for the winner we will stick with Feed The Meter.
Hatch A Plan (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along and kept on under pressure final 2f, never pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Mad Carew (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f stk (5) gf.
Desert Island Disc 15-2 (8-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Batik (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gf.
Feed The Meter (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Held up in mid-division, steady progress to lead 3f out, driven out final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf beating Greenwich Meantime (8-11) by 7l, 12 ran.
Parisien Star (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7l behind My Pension (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f stk (E3) pol in Mar.
El Chaparral (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Steadied start, held up and keen, pushed along and effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 16, 14l behind High Bray (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf.
Panzer (GER) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened and hung left from over 1f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind King's Kama (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr.
Jakarmi 11-2 (9-8) Held up, headway 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no chance final furlong, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Arabie (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Indigo Sky (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, 13th of 14, 19l behind Fisby (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Scott 10-3fav (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Onward To Glory (9-0) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (E3) sft in Nov.
Count Boris 15-8fav (8-13) Took keen hold in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Kylkenny (8-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Internationalguest (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Eastborough (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Silver Prophet (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 13, 5l behind Eastborough (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Dream Merchant (IRE) (9-0) 10th of 14, 7l behind Brave Geronimo (8-11) at Amiens 1m 3f stk hvy in Jun.
Vamose (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Aventura (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Sovietta (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, held on well, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy beating Ulshaw (8-2) by 2l, 17 ran.
Chigorin 11-4fav (8-9) Close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Gustavo (8-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Turtle Patriarch (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Soon with leader, led after 3f, ridden and hung right 2f out, headed just over 1f out, one paced inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Eastborough (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Dream Alive 100-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 16, 12l behind High Bray (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf.
Singlet 14-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Deep Purple (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn (D) gf in Jul.
Montecristo 9-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 9, 10l behind Charmatic (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f app hcp (5) gs in Apr.
