tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
keen tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
close up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
set steady pace, headed over 3f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance when not much room inside final furlong, kept on
keen in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, led final strides
close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead towards finish, headed final strides
held up, weakened over 1f out
in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
steadied start, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
Plenty with claims in a wide-open contest including BEDROCK. He’s been winning over hurdles since last seen under this code and is rated much higher than Dino Velvet over timber. Nordic Combined made a winning return at Windsor and won over today’s trip at Haydock last year before narrowly beaten by Uber Cool at the same track but Davy's Dilemma ended last season prematurely having completed a double during the summer. Stanley beat Warm Oasis over 1m4f at Kempton in October and both finished runner-up on their respective reappearances.
Dino Velvet (FR) 7-2fav (11-3) Held up in touch, good headway after 4 out, tracked leader going well before next, led 2 out, ridden after last, edged left and held on under pressure flat, won at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Our Lucas (10-1) by 1l, 14 ran.
Bedrock 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out where untidy, challenged 2 out, upsides winner between last 2, no impression flat but kept on, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Lalor (11-4) at Aintree 2m (1) sft in Apr.
Uber Cool (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Headway to lead after 1f and set steady pace, joined and ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Soghan (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Stanley 11-4cfav (9-3) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance just inside final furlong, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Inn The Bull (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Davy's Dilemma 9-5fav (9-3) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 9f out, headway 5f out, led 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on, in command towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Addicted To You (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Master Of Irony (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, headway after next, chased clear trio when blundered and unseated rider last, at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Warm Oasis 9-4fav (9-6) In touch, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish, rallied and just held post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Thaqaffa (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Nordic Combined (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Held up in last pair, pushed along soon after halfway, headway on inside over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final 150 yards, soon clear, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Apr beating Bombero (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
October Storm 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd over 10f out, every chance 2f out, dropped to 3rd approaching final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Soghan (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Buonarroti (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders, 5th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Handiwork (9-11) at Doncaster 2m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
