towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair
dwelt, always behind
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held near finish
dwelt, hampered start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
went right start, led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong
hampered start, in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
went left start, in rear, never a factor
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, held on towards finish
Richard Fahey has won this twice in the past four years so the lightly-raced Wolverhampton winner Baccarat goes on the short-list as he makes his handicap debut. Three Am Tour is looking a few pounds high for what he's achieved while Grizzle didn't quite go through with his effort at Yarmouth but was raised 2lb and is closely matched with Kinloch Castle on earlier running at Lingfield. TARTIFLETTE was a surprise winner of a Doncaster maiden in November and returned to action with a very promising run behind the well-regarded Gregorian at Newbury with Van Der Art a couple of lengths behind. She still looked in need of experience that day and should have come on enough to take this. Despite the fact that his latest success came over a mile at Ascot, Warfare looks a big threat as he would have won more comfortably with a clear run and a 6lb penalty shouldn't stop him but Ardmay has gone up 10lb for landing a minor event at Beverley and has much more to do.
Ralphy Boy (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 22l behind Es Que Love (8-11) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Kinloch Castle 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Kid Suitor (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Three Am Tour (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Mid-division, headway going well 3f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Apostle (9-7) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Grizzle 13-8fav (9-7) Settled in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on well, 2nd of 6, nk behind Fourth Of June (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.
Van Der Art 25-1 (8-13) Keen led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Gregorian (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Tartiflette 14-1 (8-7) Carried left and hampered start, tracked leaders, effort between horses approaching final furlong, led narrowly inside final furlong, idled and headed post, 2nd of 10, hd behind Gregorian (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.
Nameitwhatyoulike 16-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, held on well, driven out, won at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Apr beating Sovereign Debt (9-7) by 1l, 11 ran.
Lady Macduff (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Led 2f, tracked leader, headway to challenge 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol in Mar beating Safarjal (8-11) by 2l, 6 ran.
Parc de Launay 33-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 19, 5l behind Red Quartet (8-3) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Lisiere (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Prominent, challenged 2f out, soon led, hung left from well over 1f out, clear over 1f out, driven out, won at Pontefract 6f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Apr beating Bessichka (9-0) by 6l, 12 ran.
Warfare 9-2 (8-13) Steadied start, held up last, in touch, travelling well when not clear run and switched left entering final 2f, went 2nd approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Tight Lipped (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Deepsand (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 2f out, kept on, no impression, 6th of 11, 11l behind Sparkling Portrait (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Apr.
Ardmay (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr beating Ma Kellys (8-10) by 6l, 12 ran.
Intuition 2-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to lead post, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Lady Gibraltar (8-9) by ns, 8 ran.
Byronic Hero 25-1 (8-5) Started slowly, in rear, headway on inside and kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 6th of 15, 14l behind Es Que Love (8-11) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Mitchum 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9l behind Rusty Rocket (9-2) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Baccarat (IRE) 1-3fav (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec beating Remix (8-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Swift Encounter (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure when edged right over 1f out, soon challenged, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Aug beating Ventura Spirit (9-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
