held up, headway 4f out, driven and weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 4f out, never on terms
held up, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, no extra close home
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, driven and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, all out
towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
This is a pretty decent handicap and while Dansimar has a decent claims after a high class hurdles campaign this winter his form on the flat has been nowhere near that level so we instead turn to INDONESIA with Mark Johnston's Solas Alainn also entering calculations. Despite being top weight the selection still looks to be off a fair mark after not getting too far beaten in a similar company last time out when a pound better off. He is one of the few leading contenders with proven stamina at this class and he should go fine in these conditions. There should be no doubts around the stamina of Danismar who was competing in the higher echelons over hurdles this winter, however he is yet to prove his class on the level with his best coming in much worse handicaps. Mark Johnston's yard have been going well and his Solas Alainn suggested this trip is within his scope when placing over two furlongs shorter last time but his mark rise makes things harder. Forrest Flyer is three pounds out of the handicap but could go well off a feather light weight while both Zuwaar and Grandad Bill have the class to win at this level but might need a reprieve from the assessor before scoring again. Nice competitive stuff this with Indonesia just getting the vote.
Indonesia 20-1 (9-9) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, rallied over 1f out, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Bukit Tinggi (9-10) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Kasban 28-1 (8-6) Mid-division pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out, 12th of 18, 20l behind Baddam (9-4) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gf in Jul.
Lets Roll 18-1 (9-4) Towards rear, kept on from over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 7l behind Gordonsville (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
My Mate Max 25-1 (7-13) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 17l behind Hatton Flight (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Solas Alainn (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 4f out, hung left and kept on final 2f, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Destinys Dream (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Grandad Bill (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 13l behind Puy D'arnac (9-8) at Ayr 1m 7f hcap (4) hvy in Nov.
Zuwaar 7-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never in contention, 8th of 9, 19l behind Laurel Creek (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Thorny Mandate 7-2fav (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Rare Coincidence (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Forrest Flyer (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcap (6) gs in Sep.
Keelung (USA) 7-2fav (9-10) Prominent, led after 2f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 24l behind Okafranca (8-0) at Chester 2m hcap (4) gs in Sep.
Dansimar 7-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 13, 14l behind Estate (9-11) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct '07.
