pulled hard, held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on
pulled hard and raced wide until switched left to join leader after 1f, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and behind final 3f
slowly away, held up, headway over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
led 1f, took keen hold, led again 8f out until 5f out, weakened 3f out
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
prominent until weakened over 5f out
took keen hold, led after 1f, headed 8f out, weakened over 2f out
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Nonrunner
Sol Rojo won impressively last time out and can follow up this afternoon, Blue Hedges and Wait For The Will can follow him home. That success for the selection came over a much shorter trip but he had previously stayed on well over this trip to finish second to today's rival Blue Hedges. There is little change in the weights, but Sol Rojo appears to be on the upgrade and he can gain revenge. Wait For The Will was also successful over course and distance earlier this month. He was a shade disappointing at Lingfield next time but that was over a shorter trip and we could see him bounce back this afternoon. Cordage could be the pick of the outsiders, but in a tight knit handicap Sol Rojo just gets our vote.
Sol Rojo 12-1 (10-11) Held up, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead final strides, won at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (5) pol beating Jordan's Light (11-1) by a hd, 13 ran.
Blue Hedges 11-2 (10-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Zalkani (10-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol.
Alexian 8-1 (10-4) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 12, 16l behind Zalkani (10-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol.
Come What July (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Always toward rear, 9th of 12, 11l behind Noble Minstrel (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol.
Cumbrian Knight (IRE) 10-3fav (10-9) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, stayed on, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Wait For The Will (11-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol.
Dizzy Future 40-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, well behind Birthday Star (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Mar.
Weet For Ever (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 12l behind Melpomene (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs.
Wait For The Will (USA) 7-2jt-fav (11-0) Held up in rear, steady headway from 4f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 6l behind Zalkani (10-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol.