Murcar is selected to land this 3yr old handicap after an impressive victory over 4 furlongs shorter than todays trip last time out. While Clive Cox's gelding did not beat much at Chepstow, he showed definite promise in his maidens and the style of his victory last time suggests this trip should not pose any problems. Bouggler was not disgraced last week in a 12 furlong Beverley contest won by the progressive Princess Lomi. Hamsat Elqamar is an unexposed filly who's maiden form is pretty ordinary. That said, her most recent outing was in a falsely run contest at Newmarket and better can be expected. Lord's Bidding contested a hot handicap of this type at Sandown last time out. He set the pace before been outpaced and this drop back in class and step up in trip should suit but Murcar gets the vote.
Murcar 11-4 (8-12) Always prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ridden out, won at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in May beating Persian Wish (8-12) by 2l, 11 ran.
Kiribati King (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and no impression final 2f, 7th of 10, 11l behind Amerigo (9-9) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Bigalo's Magic (UAE) 33-1 (8-2) Raced wide of centre group, prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 9l behind Kal Barg (8-10) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Hamsat Elqamar 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 6th of 11, 3l behind Inchwood (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo mdn fll (4) gs in May.
Farsighted 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, last of 17, 35l behind Maghya (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in May.
Dramatic Solo 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Full Speed (9-1) at York 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Warsaw Waltz 33-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, driven to challenge 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 10l behind Trip The Light (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (6) gf in May.
Lord's Bidding 20-1 (8-4) Led until headed over 2f out, gradually lost place, 9th of 10, 15l behind Amerigo (9-9) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Stealth Project 12-1 (8-10) Behind, eased 4f out, virtually pulled up, last of 15, well behind Fairfield Flame (8-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Leitmotif (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Led for 2f, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 14, 26l behind Any Given Day (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.
Brave Boogie 6-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden along over 5f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 8, 13l behind Kiribati King (9-1) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
No Rules 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 9l behind Any Given Day (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.
Bouggler 9-1 (8-8) In touch, led over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Princess Lomi (9-4) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Harrison's Star 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 18l behind City Bonus (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Victorias 100-1 (7-9) Always rear division, 13th of 15, 28l behind Trip The Light (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (6) gf in May.
