prominent, ridden to chase leader 2f out, until inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in touch, headway and edged right from over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt, soon short of room and outpaced, kept on final furlong, never nearer
with leaders, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
led 2f, soon ridden along, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led after 2f, soon ridden a couple of lengths clear, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
always struggling in rear
chased leaders, ridden halfway, held when hampered over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
soon pushed along in rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakening when short of room over 1f out
prominent, ridden halfway, wakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden and headway when edged right from over 1f out, kept on
Nonrunner
A very competitive opener on day two of the meeting and at the time of writing we have no knowledge of how the draw has worked out in the sprints on the first day, so without that information we will side with RIEVAULX WORLD, who gets the verdict over Ishetoo, Fathom Five and Judge 'n Jury. The last-named has to be taken very seriously, having won from a mark 6lbs higher than today's and also scored at Ascot last summer from just 1lb lower. All eight of his wins have come over this trip on good or fast ground and he should be very competitive. Fathom Five represents the in-form Chris Wall yard, and he ran on well to account for Rocket Rob at Epsom over this trip last time. He may come on for that run and from 3lbs higher he is feared. Ishetoo has not won in 13 attempts since a course and distance success almost a year ago. He has now slipped to 3lbs below that day's rating and goes on any ground with good in the description, and money for him should be taken seriously. Michael Jarvis has his string in superb form, which augurs well for another course and distance scorer in Russian Spirit, and now that he is returned to this shorter trip he can get closer than his last two starts over 6f, with a recent Goodwood run to blow off the cobwebs. Doncaster winner Tabaret has always looked best over further than this, while Jaconet has been climbing the handicap as a result of her form on the artificial surfaces and is now 9lbs higher than her best turf win. She is also best on faster ground, so we will take her on. Johannes can go well when fresh but needs a career best on official figures to win this, while Fol Hollow is on a winning mark and pops up now and again, though usually on good to firm. That leads us back to Rievaulx World. Kevin Ryan's four-year-old has over four lengths to find with Fathom Five on their Epsom running, for which he has been dropped 3lbs. Admittedly, his last win came some time ago on fast ground at Redcar, and the only good effort punctuating a poor run of form came here over course and distance on good ground when runner-up at this meeting last year. His trainer applies blinkers for the first time today, which is seen from a positive viewpoint, and now that he has dropped so low in the handicap, we could do worse than back him to pick up some prize money at a price.
Judge 'n Jury 14-1 (8-8) Disputed lead, advantage over 1f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, no chance with winner, dropped to 3rd near finish, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Blue Jack (8-6) at Newbury 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Johannes (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Servoca (8-6) at Doncaster 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Oct.
Swiss Franc 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader 2f, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 7l behind Secret Asset (8-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Apr.
Le Toreador 10-3 (9-4) Went left start, led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Medicean Man (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Rebel Duke (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, headway on outside halfway, soon hung right, every chance inside final furlong, always held, 3rd of 5, nk behind Moorhouse Lad (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f cond Stakes (2) gd in Apr.
Fol Hollow (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, not reached leaders, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Masamah (8-6) at Chester 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Jaconet (USA) 11-8fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, slightly outpaced over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd post, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Arganil (9-3) at Lingfield 5f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) pol in Mar.
Ishetoo 7-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 11l behind Lenny Bee (8-8) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Tabaret 33-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, hard driven and strongly challenged approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly under pressure, won at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Brierty (7-12) by 1l, 15 ran.
Rievaulx World 14-1 (9-1) Hung left most of way, chased leaders on outside, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Fathom Five (9-0) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Hamoody (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, last of 14, 20l behind Castles In The Air (8-13) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
The Nifty Fox 20-1 (8-4) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Buachaill Dona (9-1) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
River Falcon 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 5l behind Luscivious (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Russian Spirit 13-8fav (9-3) Raced keenly, with winner, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Definightly (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Bertoliver 14-1 (8-6) Led against stand rail, ridden and joined final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on, no impression on winner when lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Fathom Five (9-0) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Peak District (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly approaching final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 4th of 5, 5l behind Lucky Redback (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Fathom Five (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Close up on outside, challenged over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr beating Rocket Rob (8-8) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
