led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch stands side, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven and every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
prominent stands side, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along halfway soon behind
mid-division, effort when outpaced 3f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent stands side, driven over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden along 3f out, never reached challenging position
in touch, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
dwelt and towards rear, never dangerous
prominent for 5f
held up, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
Silidan has performed creditably this term and Mel Brittain's gelding has to be respected off his light weight in a moderate contest but a better bet looks to be Ermine Grey, who gets the vote with Guildenstern rated the pick of the remainder. The selection was good value for his Chepstow success at the beginning of the month before probably finding the ground too testing on a return visit to the Welsh venue. He looks worth another chance back on better ground today. Wahoo Sam showed improved form when landing an apprentice handicap at Nottingham recently but he has more to do off a 5lb higher mark today, while King of Legend is less exposed than most of these but has yet to show that he is as effective on turf as he is on the Polytrack. Grand Diamond ran much better at Musselburgh last week and he has claims on that evidence from the in-form Jim Goldie stable but a bigger threat may come from Paul Howling's Guildenstern, who has been running consistently well of late. Ermine Grey has been doing little wrong recently though and he is taken to resume winning ways.
Wahoo Sam (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Made all, clear over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, held on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) gd beating Brouhaha (8-9) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Grand Diamond (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Zabeel Tower (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (6) gf.
Ours (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, drifted left and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Paraguay (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf.
Parkview Love (USA) 9-2 (8-8) Slowly away, behind, pushed along and struggling halfway, 5th of 6, 14l behind Xpres Maite (9-10) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Umpa Loompa (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Always rear division, 6th of 8, 17l behind Sun Catcher (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcap (5) fbs.
Thermidor (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Towards rear, hard ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 8, 13l behind Steig (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Distant Pleasure 25-1 (8-4) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 13l behind Ben Chorley (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Triple Shadow 6-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, 9th of 10, 7l behind Our Fugitive (9-1) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Ermine Grey 7-2jt-fav (8-3) Slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, chased clear leader approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dancing Storm (8-6) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Borodinsky 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 11, 16l behind The Bear (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Uace Mac 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 10l behind Baybshambles (8-8) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) gf.
Guildenstern (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Sion Hill (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
King of Legend (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Chased leader, led over 6f out, hung left over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Wisdom's Kiss (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Hollywood George 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders over 3f, 11th of 15, 9l behind Bold Argument (8-11) at Nottingham 6f app hcp (6) gd.
Brouhaha 6-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Wahoo Sam (8-10) at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) gd.
General Feeling (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Dwelt and reminders start, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 13l behind Paraguay (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf.
Kimono My House 8-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 15th of 16, 17l behind Paraguay (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf.
Film Queen (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Steadied start, soon switch left from wide draw, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression, last of 16, well behind Tapas Lad (8-4) at Great Leighs 1m 2f stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Silidan 14-1 (8-8) Led, headed halfway, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 1l behind Zabeel Tower (8-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) gf.
Shosolosa (IRE) 10-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, headway and wide over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Nassar (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
