tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon switched left, one pace over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and no impression over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, edged left 1f out and towards finish, held on
mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on, unable to challenge
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, carried left soon after and towards finish, stayed on, just held
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never threatened
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
behind, some late headway, no chance
NonRunner
Mininggold has won three times at Southwell since December, all under Paula Muir, and she has the inside berth. Musharrif invariably goes well here though he's very closely matched with Van Gerwen in their runs here and at Pontefract though the latter is much better drawn. Johnny Cavagin reappeared with a victory at Pontefract for which he's been raised 7lb but he can run here with a 4lb penalty so looks well in. However, he'll need to be smart to win this from stall ten and Bosham isn't much better drawn on his inside. IT'S ALL A JOKE is only 1lb higher than when landing a Class 4 handicap at Lingfield in February and with his yard still in blistering form he's taken to land this under his regular pilot.
It's All A Joke (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, some headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, never threatened leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Drakefell (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Musharrif 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway and switched right approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Pennsylvania Dutch (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Mininggold 5-1 (8-9) Close up, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Midnight Malibu (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Secretinthepark 25-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 16th of 19, 17l behind Pennsylvania Dutch (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Prestbury Park (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 19, 7 3/4l behind Pennsylvania Dutch (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Johnny Cavagin 7-2 (9-0) Close up, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Super Julius (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Jacob's Pillow 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leader until pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Socialites Red (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Seamster 16-1 (9-5) Raced on near side rail, challenged 2f out, soon led, ran on well, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Nov beating Honey Gg (9-0) by 1l, 14 ran.
Bosham 10-1 (9-5) Difficult loading, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Poyle Vinnie (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Wensley 25-1 (9-5) Raced freely tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Mystical Moon (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Van Gerwen 20-1 (8-10) Prominent until pushed along and weakened just over 1f out, last of 11, 8l behind Miracle Works (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
