led after 1f, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
hampered start, held up towards rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
went right start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen in touch, ridden 2f out, soon every chance and chased winner, hung left inside final furlong, not run on near finish
in touch, reminders after 2f, weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
chased leaders, joined winner halfway, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
held up, never near leaders
led 1f, remained prominent, ridden and weakened over 3f out
pulled hard mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on final furlong
In race two on the card, the selection is Leptis Magna ahead of Gunner's View and Veenwouden. Leptis Magna looked a progressive performer when scoring on good to soft at Windsor two runs ago and a modest run from a low draw at Goodwood can probably be forgiven. We will take that view anyway and make him the selection. Gunner's View looked as though he had improvement in him when running well on his handicap debut at Salisbury last time and he should be effective dropped in trip today, while Resplendent Nova is not far above a winning mark from last October and has the going in his favour. Veenwouden is lightly-raced and open to improvement and also hails from a canny yard so is another to consider. The market might tell us more about the others but the selection, once again, is Leptis Magna.
Resplendent Nova 11-2 (9-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, edged left and no extra near finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Secret Liaison (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Sonny Parkin 33-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, keen hold, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden and weakened, 10th of 15, 15l behind Le Soleil (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Leptis Magna 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 14l behind Murrin (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Gunner's View 20-1 (8-11) Chased leader, carried wide and led 6f out, ridden clear over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Gremlin (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Dr Synn 9-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Yandina (9-5) at Folkestone 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Lord of Dreams (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Mid-division, not clear run from over 2f out until well over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Western Roots (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Chief Exec 10-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon recovered to lead, headed 6f out, chased leader, regained lead briefly over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 9th of 10, 8l behind Blue Line (8-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Wodhill Schnaps 7-2fav (9-0) Towards rear and soon chased along, headway over 2f out, driven to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 7f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs beating Shadow Jumper (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
