held up towards rear, mistake 9th, headway before 4 out, 1 length 2nd when went left last, soon no impression on winner, lost 2nd last stride
led until before 9th, led 11th, landed awkwardly 2 out, 1 length ahead and idling last, stayed on and clear 150 yards out, eased close home
mid-division, headway after 6th, went 2nd after 4 out until 3 out, weakened flat
mid-division, headway 10th, outpaced after next, weakening when slow 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, mistake 1st, lost place before 4 out
prominent, led before 9th, headed 11th, one pace from 2 out
held up towards rear, hampered on bend before 4 out, headway 3 out, stayed on, went 2nd last stride, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 8th, behind 11th, pulled up before 4 out
slowly away, in rear, 6th 3 out, hanging left before next, never involved, went 5th flat
A tricky finale but Little Jon is weighted to reverse Wincanton running with Somchine, though it’s a long time since he got his head in front. Better ground will suit the returning Strongly Suggested but Derintoher Yank and Raven's Tower appear to have lost their way and age may have caught up with Pearls Legend. Robbing The Prey is unexposed, however, and easily beat Derintoher Yank at Sedgefield in the autumn. POKER SCHOOL couldn’t match the pace of the winner over 2m at Ludlow last time but has fallen to a fair mark and this intermediate distance looks ideal. He can give the weight away to his rivals including veteran Rear Admiral.
Poker School (IRE) 7-2 (12-5) Held up in rear, headway before 5 out, left in 3rd next, stayed on into 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge next, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Valseur Du Granval (11-9) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Robbing The Prey (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Tracked clear leaders, took closer order after 4 out, ridden to challenge after next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Peter The Mayo Man (11-4) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Somchine 6-1 (11-9) In rear, headway to lead before 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Little Jon (11-10) by 3l, 6 ran.
Raven's Tower (USA) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Sizing Granite (11-9) at Newbury 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Derintoher Yank (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Led to 4th, tracked leader, every chance 2 out, switched right before last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Cracking Find (11-6) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Pearls Legend 10-1 (10-3) Chased clear leading pair until before 3rd, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 4, 36l behind Speredek (10-11) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Strongly Suggested 20-1 (11-11) Always behind, lost touch and pulled up after 12th, at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Little Jon 3-1jfav (11-10) Led, headed after 5 out, fell next, at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Rear Admiral (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Reluctant to race and slowly away, behind, headway halfway, chased leaders 4 out, hung left approaching last, stayed on well, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Justforjames (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
