raced keenly, soon steadied towards rear, headway out wide under pressure 6f out, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders out wide, went 2nd after 3f, led over 6f out, headed 4f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
slowly into stride, behind most of way
mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders and went 2nd 6f out, led 5f out, clear when ridden 2f out, in no dangers after, stayed on strongly, good ride
started slowly, off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final 110 yards
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up off the pace in mid-division, one pace in 5th and no impression final furlong, went modest 4th post
tracked leader 3f, chased leaders, went 2nd again over 3f out, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened into 4th final 110 yards, dropped to 5th post
held up off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off
led, pushed along and headed over 6f out, lost 2nd 5f out, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off
off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 5f out, rallied out wide 3f out, ridden in 3rd and hung left over 1f out, soon went 2nd and stayed on same pace, never enough pace to challenge
YAGAN is a typical improver from the Prescott yard and though only scoring narrowly for his hat-trick here last week will have found the 1m4f trip on the short side so a 6lb penalty shouldn't prevent a four-timer. Bird For Life gained his sixth all-weather success over this track and trip last month, with Gavlar close behind in third, and is unlikely to go down without a fight from just 2lb higher though he's poorly handicapped with Tin Fandango on their 1-2 at Chepstow last summer. Smith hasn't been beaten far in his two starts over the trip here and at Chelmsford.
Manzil (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, 10 lengths clear over 6f out, pushed along and reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Bollin Neil (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Tin Fandango 18-1 (11-2) Prominent, led over 4f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, kept on at one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Clifftop Heaven (11-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Follow Intello (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, pushed along early in last pair, pushed along and headway near side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, plugged on, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Single (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in May.
Bailarico (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, lost place over 6f out, 8th 4f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 11l behind Yagood (9-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Bird For Life 17-2 (8-8) In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in May beating General Zoff (9-8) by ns, 7 ran.
Gavlar 40-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Bird For Life (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in May.
Givepeaceachance 15-8fav (9-1) Midfield, switched wide and ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Dynali (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May.
Smith (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Dynali (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May.
Winander 250-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 8th of 9, 23 1/2l behind Mr Curiosity (10-0) at Bath 1m 4f stks (4) gd in May.
Postie 7-2fav (10-11) Prominent when mistake 1st, chased leaders, lost place 8th, well beaten 3 out, 6th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Top Beak (11-10) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Yagan (IRE) 7-4 (9-5) Prominent, headway to lead over 10f out, made rest, niggled along 5f out, ridden and 1 length ahead 1f out, stayed on and always doing enough towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jun beating Keeper (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
