tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders on outside, closed 4f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, went 2nd towards finish
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always behind
took keen hold, prominent, weakened over 2f out
slow to break, behind, modest headway from over 1f out, no chance
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 3f out, going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ridden out
awkward start, held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on outside over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along to close 4f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, some headway from over 2f out, never dangerous
None of these inspire confidence but TRAUTMANN may finally get off the mark after placing at Musselburgh last time. Warofindependence finished third at Kempton without looking like winning having tumbled down the weights while Tewafeedj finished closer at Catterick on his latest start and drops down a grade. Moonlight Silver won at Kempton in August in between her more usual modest efforts and Arabian Oasis scored at Southwell earlier this year but hasn’t figured since.
Tewafeedj 4-1jfav (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Riviere Argentee (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Moonlight Silver 8-1 (9-4) Led 1f, chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, losing place when slightly hampered just over 1f out, 11th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Katabatika (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Singular Quest 6-1 (9-7) Headway to track leaders after 3f, went 2nd 7f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 28l behind Willyegolassiego (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Iley Boy 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Carraigin Aonair (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in May.
The Lock Master (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, soon tracked leaders and raced wide, led over 7f out, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Gravity Wave (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May.
Polar Forest 20-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Deleyll (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Speculator 10-3fav (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 13, 33 1/4l behind Spiritual Man (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Warofindependence (USA) 11-1 (9-6) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up, headway on outside chasing leaders halfway, plugged on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Lady Of York (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Trautmann (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in mid-division on inside, smooth headway and switched left over 2f out, went 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Four Kingdoms (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Kristal Hart 12-1 (11-4) Led early, prominent, led and hanging left after 3 out, headed before next, soon beaten, 10th of 11, dist behind Shufoog (11-6) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Cool Music (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Raashdy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Arabian Oasis 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 13 3/4l behind Sean O'Casey (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in May.
