keen early, held up in 5th, headway and in touch on outside 5f out, challenged going well over 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final 2f, soon hard pressed, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
led, headed 0ver 7f out, tracked leader, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace under pressure, no chance with leading pair final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, ridden and headway over 2f out, effort to dispute 3rd over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no impression
held up inlast pair, steady headway on outside over 3f out, challenged inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, no impression when hampered inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 7f out, driven and headed over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Alan Swinbank's yard has been relatively quiet so far this term but Line Of Duty provided the Melsonby handler with a welcome winner at York last month and is worth another try over this longer trip. Bondage notched a quick double at Ballinrobe and Tipperary at the start of the month but Gordon Elliott's charge needs to improve again if he's to complete a hat-trick off this much higher mark, while Bowdler's Magic is proving hard to win with at present and is still 3lb higher than when successful at Sandown last July. The Galloping Shoe disappointed last time, as did GORDONSVILLE, but Jim Goldie's gelding should now be cherry-ripe after missing much of last season and is back on a winning mark. With rain forecast, he could be in his element and is taken to reverse Musselburgh running in April with High Office and land this.
High Office 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and kept on, one pace final 2f, 7th of 13, 6l behind Yorgunnabelucky (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Line Of Duty (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on well, won at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May beating Ubi Ace (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 18 ran.
Bowdler's Magic 15-2fav (10-12) Held up towards rear, slightly hampered over 10f out, steady headway 4f out, hampered switched left and squeezed through over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 16, 4l behind Crackentorp (10-8) at York 1m 4f ladys hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
The Galloping Shoe 25-1 (8-9) In touch, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place, 12th of 15, 25l behind Fox Hunt (9-5) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Bondage (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Chased clear leader, 6th halfway, closer approaching straight, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp 50-80 gf beating Leah Claire (10-0) by 2l, 17 ran.
Gordonsville 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge, 9th of 16, 11l behind Bollin Judith (8-11) at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Graceful Descent (FR) 11-2 (9-6) In touch, headway over 3f out, soon driven to challenge, lost place over 1f out, 6th of 8, 22l behind Palomar (9-11) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
