held up, headway to lead inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 6f out, challenged 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven out
prominent, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, hung badly right over 3f out, ended up on stands rail, no chance over 2f out
in touch, clipped heels of leader over 4f out, soon ridden, not recover, one pace final 2f
led, hung right bend over 4f out, headed inside final 2f, led again over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong
took keen hold behind, stayed in touch until 4f out, weakened 3f out
A moderate contest may go the way of Hope An Glory, with Lord of Dreams and Chicken Soup not to be ruled out. In truth nothing stands out, but a tentative vote goes the way of Hope An Glory. A son of Nashwan out of a Selkirk mare, there has to be a doubt about Nick Littmoden's charge liking the fast ground here, but on the evidence of his three runs to date he has every chance in this company, especially with the step up in trip at least in his favour. Fifth to Coeur Courageux at Lingfield in March, he meets nothing of that calibre here and should be involved, with in-form Richard Quinn in the plate. Lord of Dreams kept on when second in a Pontefract nursery on his final outing last October and is only now returning to the fray, while Chicken Soup was down the field in a Newmarket mile handicap recently and will improve for the step up in trip. A close second to Toffee Vodka at Epsom last August puts him in with every chance as well, and a mention should be given to Marhaba Million who took on the likes of Gold Gun and Kong in soft ground at Newbury in April. Any of the top four on the racecard could win this, and so Hope An Glory is only recommended to small stakes.
Chicken Soup 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 19, 17l behind Bolodenka (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Hope An Glory (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear and soon ridden along, late headway over 1f out but not a danger, 5th of 10, 10l behind Coeur Courageux (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Mar.
Lord of Dreams (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, hung left inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 19, 2l behind Toldo (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) gd in Oct.
Marhaba Million (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 19l behind Gold Gun (9-0) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Play Up Pompey 80-1 (9-0) Always rear division, 10th of 11, 18l behind Great Plains (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Jenna Stannis 40-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, 10th of 18, 11l behind Sharaiji Blossom (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn fll (D2) gf in Sept.
Wood Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, 9th of 11, 11l behind Mitchelland (8-13) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) pol in Nov.
