hung left raced wide led narrowly until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, headway to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up, pushed along and dropped to last over 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 4th close home
keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
keen tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home
pressed leader until led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost two places close home
AL BARG shoulders joint topweight but takes a step down in grade to Class 4 company and may just have too much quality for his rivals. Performing adequately at a higher level, he was arguably unlucky not to finish closer last time in a Chelmsford Class 2 contest. Kodiac Harbour, in contrast, steps up in grade as well as making a turf debut after running well on three different all-weather tracks, whilst Sod's Law appeals as the main danger to the selection. An improved sort last term, he looked in need of his reappearance and should go well with the benefit of that outing. Dourado and Storm Ahead are consistent around this trip and harbour each-way claims.
Al Barg (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Broke well, soon tracking leader, effort on inside approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Victory Wave (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in May.
Quixote (GER) 50-1 (9-4) Dwelt badly, ridden along in rear, always behind, last of 10, 19 1/4l behind Margub (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.
Plunger 9-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 18 1/2l behind Nightingale Valley (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) sft in May.
Kodiac Harbour (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders 2f out, edged left and went 2nd over 1f out, soon hung left and led, headed and outpaced inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Freerolling (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May.
Sod's Law 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 9 1/2l behind Petrus (9-5) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Burguillos 11-4 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 11 1/2l behind Lake Volta (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Dourado (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on into 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Javelin (8-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Candelisa (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) With leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 20, 7 1/2l behind Enigmatic (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Prevent 33-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 13l behind Saisons D'Or (9-0) at Wetherby 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Storm Ahead (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and losing place when slightly hampered over 1f out, 11th of 14, 14l behind Kylie Rules (8-7) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gs in May.
