held up in touch, headway on outside and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost places near finish
slightly hampered start, off the pace towards rear, pushed along on outside and outpaced halfway, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly well inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not reach winner
dwelt and hampered start, behind, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, not reach leaders
keen, chased leaders on inside, switched right and went between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, eased close home
behind, good headway between horses inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, went 3rd last strides
towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 1f out, keeping on when hampered just inside final furlong, never able to challenge after
went right start, led, hung left under pressure and headed approaching final furlong, chased leader and every chance inside final furlong, weakened and lost places towards finish
chased leaders on outside, unable to quicken inside final furlong, ran on well towards finsh
Dungannon won at Southwell in March and is best on the Fibresand nowadays but MONUMENTAL MAN won this in 2013 and drops back down in class having scored here on his penultimate start. He gets the nod only 2lb higher today while The Big Lad remains 5lb higher than his latest success but was beaten only a neck at Wolverhampton last time and is not out of this. Highly Sprung has done all his winning over 6f so far and Vimy Ridge finished ahead of Mossgo when runner-up here in February while Flying Bear was placed at the track in November.
Dungannon 12-1 (8-13) Tracked winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 3 3/4l behind El Astronaute (9-0) at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Monumental Man 14-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Majestic Hero (9-5) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Highly Sprung (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Time To Exceed (9-0) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Flying Bear (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up off the pace towards rear and keen, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor, 9th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Outrage (9-9) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Brother Tiger 12-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 18 1/2l behind Gin In The Inn (9-6) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
The Big Lad 9-2 (9-6) Slow into stride in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 8, nk behind Invincible Ridge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Vimy Ridge 12-1 (8-12) Raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Fujin (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Mossgo (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Dwelt headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 5, 3l behind Dusty Blue (9-1) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Stormflower 10-1 (8-7) Always about same place in 5th or 6th, pushed along on outside halfway, never on terms, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Stepper Point (9-10) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
