prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
slight lead, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner but no chance final furlong, no extra and lost two places near finish
steadied start, held up, headway tracking leaders after 2f, led 2f out, shaken up and drew clear final furlong, eased towards finish, very easily
in touch, headway between horses over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, staye don into well held 2nd close home, never any chance with winner
went left start, took keen hold and held up, pushed along halfway, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, plugged on into well held 3rd near finish
Nonrunner
This revolves around SKEAPING (NAP) who would be an outstanding bet on his juvenile form which includes an excellent fourth in a £150,000 auction sales contest at Newmarket and a solid third behind the Lingfield Derby Trial winner, Humphrey Bogart, not to mention a short head defeat in a Glorious Goodwood maiden. However, both efforts this term have been so tame in comparison that it's hard to know which way to go with the Excellent Art colt but we'll give him one more chance in the expectation that the drop in trip to a mile and good fast ground will spark him back to form. Zauffaly, representing the in-form Ed Dunlop team, is the likely beneficiary if the selection fails to fire as he's shown consistent form over 7f, including a decent handicap effort latest, and should stay this extra furlong. Threat Assessed is a likely improver for Clive Cox and Arcanista, gradually progressive at two, is also of interest now having a first run for Richard Hughes.
Cay Location (IRE) 125-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out, last of 11, 26 1/4l behind Muthraab Aldaar (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Reaver (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Marylebone (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Threat Assessed (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Algometer (9-5) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Zauffaly (FR) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Poet's Beauty (9-4) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Arcanista (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held by winner final 100 yards, stayed on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Willsy (9-2) at Chepstow 6f (5) sft in Sep.
Wilspa's Magic (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Pusey's Secret (8-11) at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr.
Keyman (IRE) Manduro gelding out of Kesh Kumay.
Skeaping 11-4 (8-11) Led, joined after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Combative (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Apr.
Touchdown Banwell (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Slow into stride, close up after 1f, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 12l behind White Shaheen (8-11) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
