raced centre, held up, switched left to join stands side group over 4f out, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon eased
raced stands side, in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
led stands side group, overall leader over 2f out, ridden out
keen, raced stands side, tracked winner until halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
switched right start, raced centre, tracked leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on to lead center group inside final furlong, no chance with stands side group
switched right start, held up in centre group, effort 2f out, kept on one pace
raced stands side, in rear, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders
raced centre, overall leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
switched left start, raced stands side, tracked leaders, tracked winner halfway, ridden and no impression final furlong
raced centre, with leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
A tough opening handicap but hopefully PLUTOCRAFT can go in ahead of Learo Dochais and Cadeaux Fax. The selection hails from the rejuvenated James Fanshawe stable that have winners at this track. It's the son of Starcraft's first try in handicap company and he is very much of interest on that basis. He had two starts at two and just the one this year and has improved with each run. The slight drop in trip is a small concern but the stiff finish here should counteract that. Learo Dochais has been very disappointing since winning his maiden at Lingfield. However, he has now dropped to a decent handicap mark and represents top connections so a market check is advised. Cadeaux Fax burnt a few fingers on his latest start when failing to fire at Chepstow. He was well backed that day so obviously more was expected. His stable remains in good heart so he is another who will be in the shake up. Sweet Possession is another to note in a tough opener but Plutocraft gets the nod.
Seneschal 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind Kingswinford (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Eastern Gift 10-1 (8-13) Keen tracked leaders,ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 8, 21l behind The Hague (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Learo Dochais (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along halfway soon outpaced, brief rally on inside 1f out, one pace, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Charles Darwin (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Cadeaux Fax 9-4fav (8-8) Tracked leader, challenged 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Hobson (8-11) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Billberry 6-1 (8-5) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 4l behind Ocean Countess (8-10) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Plutocraft 14-1 (9-3) Keen, mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, soon went 3rd, driven and one pace from over 1f out, just held on to 3rd, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Udabaa (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn stks (4) pol.
Fly By Nelly 7-1 (9-4) Raced wide, behind, headway 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Headache (9-6) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Sweet Possession (USA) 33-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 31l behind West End Lad (8-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) In touch on outside, ridden and effort over 1f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 9l behind Scruffy Skip (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Kheskianto (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Close up, no extra final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Sairaam (8-12) at Thirsk 7f hcp (6) gd.
