ridden leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, effort over 2f out, went 4th and hung right over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, went 2nd 2f out, soon led, quickened clear from over 1f out, easily
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened over 1f out
led, headed narrowly over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, switched right and headway 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd after 2f, led narrowly over 4f out, headed well over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
2nd for 2f, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out
Withdrawn
Gibbs Hill failed to land a hat-trick in soft ground at York and is 9lb higher than when winning at Wolverhampton before that. Pumblechook is upped in class and raised a further 6lb as he bids for a treble while Zubayr’s course and distance win came in a maiden race. Marmajuke Bay won nicely at Haydock recently and can figure but it could pay to stick with REGICIDE (NAP), who found only one too good here on his handicap debut and should make another bold bid.
Sunblazer (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway 4f out, switched right 3f out, effort over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Jaameh (9-3) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Gibbs Hill (GER) 15-8fav (9-1) Slow to break, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace, pressing for 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6 1/4l behind Lord Yeats (8-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in May.
Regicide (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Wadigor (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in May.
Pumblechook Evensfav (9-12) Tracked leader, led 2f out, pushed clear, eased towards finish, won at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Amanto (9-7) by 10l, 4 ran.
Top Beak (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when bumped inside final 2f, last of 9, 22 3/4l behind Shargiah (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Zubayr (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Held up rear division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in May beating Turnpike Trip (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Proctor 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after halfway, weakened 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out, 8th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Shargiah (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Marmajuke Bay 16-1 (8-10) Led, pressed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well to draw clear inside final furlong, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun beating Mutadaffeq (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
