chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, chased leading pair, well held when lost 3rd post
tracked leader for 1f, chased leaders, weakened entering final furlong
soon led, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final strides
tracked leader briefly, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
held up and behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, went modest 3rd post
held up in 6th, steady headway out wide 3f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead led final strides
off the pace in last trio, never on terms
led briefly, chased leader after 1f until inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
STATE LEGEND completed an all-weather double over this trip before making most when stepped up to 1m4f at Doncaster a week ago for which he's been raised 8lb. However, his rider claims most of the extra back and a quick double looks on the cards. Le Forban was making his handicap debut when dead-heating at Lingfield last month and a 2lb rise looks manageable while the lightly-raced Flintstone was staying on over a mile at Chelmsford. Al Azhar ran easily his best race to date on his handicap debut at Kempton.
State Legend (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Chased leaders out wide, headway to lead 7f out, stayed more towards inside in home straight, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Wolsey (9-7) by 5l, 5 ran.
Le Forban 9-2 (9-7) Chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, rallied gamely towards finish to force dead heat on line, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Giewont (9-7), 7 ran.
Swilcan Bridge 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind New Pursuit (9-7) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Silverdale 16-5 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Bella Veneta (8-8) at Bath 1m stks (6) gs in Apr.
Game Nation (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Off the pace in last pair in main group, never on terms, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Wanees (9-8) at Salisbury 7f stks (4) sft in Sep.
Borntobealeader (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Prism (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Al Azhar (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to go second inside final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind New Shepard (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Iskaheen (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, some headway out wide 2f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Thunder Queen (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Flintstone (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along before halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, plugged on into modest 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 6 3/4l behind Court Of Session (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Gliding Bay 11-1 (9-6) Mid-division out wide, headway and hung right inside final 2f, soon ridden, plugged on, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Haunted Dream (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
