always towards rear, never involved
in touch on outside, headway 3f out, chased leaders and hung left just over 2f out, ridden entering final 2f, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong,
mid-division on inside, edged left and weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway and switched left to inside over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards
chased leader until 3f out, chased leaders, chased winner approaching final 2f until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
awkwardly away, always towards rear
in touch in mid-division on inside, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and squeezed through inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon no extra in 4th
held up in rear, never a factor
slowly into stride, soon mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch on inside, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off and eased final 2f
held up in lasst pair, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and edging left when weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon unable to quicken, weakening when not much room over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f olut, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led and went to rail over 2f out, soon ridden, clear inside final 2f, stayed on strongly
CARTAGO was no match for Irish Derby entry Imperial Aviator in a hot handicap at Newbury but he still finished ahead of a host of previous winners. That looks stronger form than the Nottingham maiden Poet's Word won last month though the latter has plenty of scope for further improvement and Sir Michael Stoute sent out last year’s winner. Banish and High Grounds are other maiden winners to note with the latter dropping down in class after a couple of modest efforts in Derby trials while Bathos was well ahead of Scarlet Dragon and Finelcity when scoring at Goodwood and is preferred to stablemates Champagne City and Soldier In Action. Dark Devil is one to note stepping up in trip today after a third at Chester.
Champagne City 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 8 1/2l behind Steel of Madrid (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Percy Street 33-1 (9-0) Keen, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 5l behind Hawkbill (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in Apr.
Cartago 14-1 (9-5) Held up in mididivision, headway on inside when not much room and squeeezed through 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Imperial Aviator (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
High Grounds (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Refused to settle early, held up in touch after 2f, headway on outer 4f out, soon driven to press leaders, lost place inside final 2f, weakened 1f out, 5th of 6, 19 1/4l behind Us Army Ranger (9-0) at Chester 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gd in May.
Soldier In Action (FR) 7-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakening when hampered on rail inside final 2f, soon behind and eased, last of 15, 28 1/4l behind Imperial Aviator (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Bathos (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely, won at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May beating Thaqaffa (8-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Poet's Word (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, drven out, drew clear final 75 yards, won at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Muntahaa (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Dark Devil (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, driven 2f out, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Ian Fleming (8-7) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Prince Of Arran 9-1 (8-12) Took keen hold towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, chasing leaders when not much room over 2f out, soon switched right and ridden, weakened just over 1f out, 6th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Imperial Aviator (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Banish (USA) 2-1 (9-2) Prominent, led after 1f, edged right on home bend, strongly pressed and edged right from over 1f out, held on well, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in May beating Raven's Corner (9-2) by hd, 9 ran.
Goodwood Zodiac (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 15th of 17, 20 1/2l behind Taurean Star (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Medburn Dream 7-4fav (9-0) Made all, in command when hung right to near side rail final 2f, kept on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Lord Huntingdon (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Scarlet Dragon 5-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Bathos (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Finelcity (GER) 6-1 (8-13) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Bathos (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Gawdawpalin (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Took keen hold towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 3f, beaten when slightly hampered 2f out, 10th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Imperial Aviator (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
