held up in rear, stumbled on bend over 3f out, headway over 1f out, carried head awkwardly and soon switched left, stayed on
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders racing freely, hard ridden and wanting to edge left from over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never going pace to trouble leaders
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, improved when held in from 2f out until chased winner over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression when not much room and eased towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten when drifted left over 1f out
held up in rear on outside, came wide bend over 3f out, hung left inside final furlong, never in contention
made all, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on gamely, edged left towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, eased
GOOSE GREEN's last three wins have all come at Brighton but he may be worth chancing here given that few of his rivals jump off the page. Barliffey is one of the more interesting rivals whilst Love In The Park and Rocky's Pride should also figure. Ron Hodges' experienced campaigner visited the winner's enclosure three times last season which saw his mark rise to somewhere near a career high but he ran well enough last time to think that he can win from his current perch. He wasn't beaten too far over course and distance last July in a race won by Love In The Park who is 4lbs worse off now; despite that, Roy Brotherton's mare has to be feared coming into the race on the back of a good run on the all-weather. Rocky's Pride is not the easiest to win with and has only a maiden and a claimer to his name thus far but Andy Haynes has enjoyed some success with similar sorts in the past and he's gone well for Ryan Moore. Barliffey has found success hard to come by but some of his handicap form from last season stands out like a sore thumb in this field and this drop in class may be all that's needed to see him score but we'll take a chance with the comparatively prolific Goose Green.
Barliffey (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Held up, progress towards stands side rail when driven 2f out, hung right and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4l behind Play It Sam (8-10) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Mons Calpe (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 7f out, lost place and eased over 2f out, 11th of 14, 18l behind Bourne (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Love In The Park 16-1 (8-12) In touch, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get to leaders, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Lytham (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Catalan Bay (AUS) 14-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Very Well Red (8-13) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gd.
Rocky's Pride (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind The Hague (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Goose Green (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, challenging when carried left entering final furlong, weakened close home, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Agapanthus (8-12) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Hip Hip Hooray 11-1 (8-9) Raced centre, held up in touch, headway under pressure from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Poppanan (8-5) at Windsor 6f app hcp (5) sft.
Dancing Jest (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 12, 16l behind Black Dahlia (8-9) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Lunar River (FR) 7-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 11l behind Inch Lodge (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Celtic Commitment 15-2 (9-13) Led 2f, mainly chased winner until inside final furlong, no extra and lost two places, 5th of 14, 9l behind Ipswich Lad (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Welsh Anthem 11-2 (9-1) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, 10th of 11, 14l behind Very Well Red (8-13) at Bath 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gd.
