made virtually all, ridden 2f out, drew clear inside final furlong
slightly hampered start, always towards rear
behind and soon outpaced, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish
chased leaders to over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
went right start, with winner, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong, finished 3rd, disqualified and placed last for failing to weigh in
never better than mid-division
chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened
short of room soon after start, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
never better than mid-division
slowly into stride, always towards rear
behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
soon outpaced and behind
raced alone far side, in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong, finished 5th, placed 4th
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, finished 4th, placed 3rd
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
Whinhill House, Sir Sandrovitch and Molotov form the shortlist for the finale with the narrow vote going to Whinhill House. The selection was a good second behind Pulse last time and from a fair draw he looks to have a solid chance of bettering that effort here. Sir Sandrovitch is a game and consistent type who was a fair third behind Byo last time but he has the worst of the draw here and on that basis he is readily opposed. Molotov would have claims on the pick of his form but he has been off the track since November and may just need the run today. Torrent won well last time and is well-drawn so is another to consider, but for the winner we return to Whinhill House.
Whinhill House 15-2 Led, ridden halfway, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Pulse at Warwick 5f hcp gs in Apr.
Fishlake Flyer (IRE) 10-1 Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 4l behind Mecca's Mate at Musselburgh 5f fll hcp gf in Apr.
Dunn Deal (IRE) 9-2fav In touch far side, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 18, 3l behind Mister Mal at Ripon 6f hcp sft in Apr.
Molotov 10-1 Chased leaders over 3f, 13th of 14, 10l behind Glencairn Star at Southwell 5f hcp (F4) fbs in Nov.
Torrent 20-1 Held up in touch, chased leaders over 1f out, driven and ran on to lead closing stages, readily, won at Southwell 5f stk fbs in Apr beating He's A Rocket by a nk, 13 ran.
Short Chorus 14-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Westborough at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp (E3) sft in Oct.
Blue Power (IRE) 8-1 Led until halfway, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Chatshow at Southwell 5f hcp fbs in Apr.
Sir Sandrovitch (IRE) 9-1 Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Byo at Southwell 5f hcp (E3) fbs in Mar.
