chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, carried left close home, just held
pressed leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, kept on final 100 yards
not much room start, always towards rear
chased leaders, driven 2f out, soon hung right and lost place
chased leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 4f out, effort over 1f out, unable to get on terms
led, headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, tried to close on inside over 1f out, no impression
NonRunner
HACKNEY ROAD is one the least exposed having won his first couple of outings on the all-weather, including a course and distance success. He debuts for John Butler today and should go close with an apprentice’s 3lb allowance further helping his cause. Mishaal was runner-up in a claimer last time but this isn’t much tougher while Nightingale Valley and Dream Farr have both won over track and trip already this year. Varsovian is usually thereabouts and pops up at this level on occasion while Fleckerl was winning off higher marks last year.
Varsovian 3-1jfav (9-9) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dark Side Dream (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May.
Hackney Road 11-4 (10-0) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind In The Spotlight (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun.
Nightingale Valley 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon not much room and switched right, no extra, 5th of 11, 6l behind Athassel (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Dream Farr (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up and behind, switched right 2f out, some headway final furlong despite slightly troubled passage, no impression, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Believe It (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Whitecrest 16-1 (9-6) Raced wide towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Zapper Cass (9-10) at Nottingham 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Picket Line 12-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, never a factor, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Bahamian Dollar (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Beauden Barrett 14-1 (9-12) Towards rear, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous, weakened final furlong, last of 12, 16 1/2l behind Gold Hunter (9-11) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Hamish Mcgonagain 11-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Artscape (9-7) at Goodwood 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Kyllukey 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, some headway approaching final furlong, never a factor, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Penny Dreadful (8-4) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Fleckerl (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Round The Island (9-3) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Mishaal (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Handily placed, driven over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Tatlisu (9-10) at Ripon 6f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Slingsby 4-1jfav (9-8) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Henley (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
