mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on and every chance final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders on outside, effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, driven and headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impresssion
led 1f, tracked leader, lost place 2f out, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
outpaced in rear, last and still plenty to do 4f out, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, stayed on to lead briefly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, rallied when headed briefly inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 1f out
mid-division, riden to chase leaders 3f out, every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
mid-division, lost place over 5f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Precision Strike has a much better win record on the all-weather but can race off the same mark as when landing a double at Wolverhampton last month. BLUE TOP makes more appeal as he scored over track and trip in September and is only 3lb higher today with a recent run under his belt and gets the vote. Amir Pasha won a division of this contest last year off a higher mark so is not easily dismissed while Anne's Valentino scored over 2m at Musselburgh a fortnight ago and is open to further progress.
Yasir (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on in closing stages, no threat, 7th of 18, 8l behind Perfect Summer (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Precision Strike 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Hazzaat (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Blue Top 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 13l behind Perfect Summer (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Beat The Shower 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 17l behind Miss Macnamara (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Tobrata 5-1 (9-4) Prominent, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Frosty Berry (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Stormy Morning 25-1 (8-9) In touch, lost place over 3f out, 12th of 14, 42l behind Miss Macnamara (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Petella 28-1 (7-13) Held up in rear, niggled along 9f out, effort on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Rosairlie (9-10) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Anne's Valentino 18-1 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, pressed leader over 7f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Musselburgh 2m am hcp 0-65 (6) gd beating Waltz Darling (10-3) by 1l, 11 ran.
Patavium (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 14, 39l behind Miss Macnamara (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Amir Pasha (UAE) 11-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, late headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 11, 8l behind Funky Munky (9-1) at Catterick 1m 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
Voice From Above (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 20l behind Miss Macnamara (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Hot Spice 8-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, led 1f, chased leaders, hung left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Cavalieri (8-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
