tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on
tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just failed
tracked leaders, outpaced from over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear and always outpaced
towards rear, outpaced over 3f out
chased leader, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Only a handful stand a feasible chance if the official ratings are anything to go by; and Guest Connections makes the most appeal from a betting perspective. Harry Up and Caribbean Coral can give him the most to think about. Harry Up is a tough and wily character that can be relied upon to run his race. However, he does appear to have a lost his way a touch of late and, as his latest effort was too bad to be true, he may be best left alone for win only purposes for the time being. A case can be laid out for Mister Fips making the frame, should he consent to run to his best. Still, his two outings this season have hardly been inspiring and he is probably a risky option. It would be no surprise to see Caribbean Coral stamp his authority on a modest race like this, as he drops into claiming company for the first time. However, the nine-year-old does not always go through with his effort and, even though he has an obvious chance in this company, he is too frustrating to recommend with maximum confidence. Therefore, it can be worth siding with Guest Connections, who has been running well of late and, as his yard do well in races of this nature, David Nicholls' charge is taken as the one to be on this time around.
Caribbean Coral 11-2 (9-10) In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 3l behind Misaro (8-9) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Harry Up 5-1 (9-2) With leaders, effort and every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 10, 16l behind Jilly Why (8-2) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Guest Connections 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 19, 4l behind Harrison George (9-6) at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Mister Fips (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ten Down (9-2) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Bigalo's Banjo 16-1 (8-13) Led 6f out to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 14l behind Forced Upon Us (8-11) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bold Haze 20-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, last of 14, 13l behind Spinning (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct.
Mis Chicaf (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 38l behind Claret And Amber (9-9) at Carlisle 1m clm (6) gd.
Captain Turbot (IRE) 14-1 (8-1) Prominent stand's side group, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 5l behind Red River Boy (8-3) at Carlisle 5f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Splendidio 40-1 (8-9) Always in rear stand's side, last of 16, 24l behind Miss Daawe (8-3) at Thirsk 5f fll hcp (5) gs.
Swallow Senora (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Behind, outpaced, stayed on final furlong, 9th of 16, 8l behind Staked A Claim (10-12) at Redcar 6f amt mdn hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
