held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
with leader, ridden inside final furlong kept on and no extra towards finish
slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
held up mid-division and keen, soon towards rear, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well to lead towards finish
held up mid-division, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
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Ballard Down won in good style at Wolverhampton last time and is raised 7lb. Kestrel Dot Com is upped in class after scoring at Yarmouth and Lastmanlastround faces an even tougher task having just held on to win at Brighton recently. Dark Devil signed off with a win at Doncaster last year and returns to action but ALNASHAMA makes most appeal with a recent third in better company at Doncaster under his belt and Charlie Hills’ charge gets the nod.
Ballard Down (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Close up, wide into straight 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in May beating Makzeem (9-0) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
Alnashama 11-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Aardwolf (8-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Palawan 8-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders over 5f, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Secret Art (9-7) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Unforgiving Minute 9-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Chester Street (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Dark Devil (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Close up, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led towards finish, won at Goodwood 1m hcp stks (4) gd in Oct beating Fast Dancer (9-4) by nk, 13 ran.
Reaver (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 17, 15 1/4l behind Cote d'Azur (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp (2) gf in May.
Kingston Kurrajong 13-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, 5th and one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Secret Art (9-7) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Kestrel Dot Com 11-4fav (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on well, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gd in May beating Intrude (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Ripoll (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Shargiah (9-8) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Lastmanlastround (IRE) 7-4 (10-0) Held up tracking leaders on inside, good headway when gap opened over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden final furlong, held on, won at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gd in May beating Duke Of North (9-3) by nk, 5 ran.
Classic Villager 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Bahama Moon (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
