with leader, lost place well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
hood removed late, slowly into stride, switched left soon after start, always behind
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression
in touch on outside, ridden and effort over 1f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace
behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, held towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway to chase leading pair over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Nonrunner
SCRUFFY SKIP has solid claims in an open finale whilst Big Boom and Smart Spark may emerge as interesting runners. The selection has been enjoying a purple patch of form on both the all-weather and turf this spring which has seen his mark rise by 12lbs since the start of the season. A bit more is clearly required as a result but he's at the top of his game at present and should go close. Smart Spark's credentials are less obvious after just five career starts in Ireland where her best performance came on the all-weather surface at Dundalk. She's an interesting runner for new connections and market support would be encouraging. Big Boom ran respectively here over a year ago and has made gradual progression since then; he's entitled to have benefited from his reappearance at Yarmouth last month and the booking of Seb Sanders suggests that a big run is expected. The booking of Kieren Fallon for Crocodile Bay is also noteworthy whilst Megalo Maniac and Kielty's Folly are amongst others to consider but Scruffy Skip may be able to account for all of them.
Big Boom 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 4th of 8, 4l behind Aviso (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Apr.
Smart Spark (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Raced with one other rival on far side, nose-band soon came loose, no extra from over 1f out, 12th of 14, 12l behind Monthly Medal (9-2) at Cork 6f app hcp 60-75 gd in Oct.
Scruffy Skip (IRE) 6-1fav (9-2) Raced wide close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on, 2nd of 15, 2 1/4l behind Eager To Bow (8-10) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Bold Diva 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never going pace to get competitive, 6th of 15, 10l behind Fuzzy Cat (9-2) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, led over 5f out until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Portrush Storm (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Lopinot (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Kielty's Folly 7-2fav (8-8) Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, no extra and lost two places near finish, 4th of 13, 1l behind Bajan Pride (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Crocodile Bay (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Reluctant to leave stalls, behind, never a factor, 6th of 11, 12l behind Flores Sea (9-2) at Southwell 7f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Apr.
Megalo Maniac 6-1 (8-6) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside inside final furlong to go 3rd close home, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Ace Of Spies (9-1) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Vogarth 50-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 11, 4l behind Tri Chara (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Apr.
Tenancy (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, weakened final 1f, 6th of 9, 6l behind Lujiana (8-5) at Southwell 5f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Jan.
Sparky Vixen 50-1 (10-0) In touch, outpaced 3f out, switched right soon after, kept on final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind Prince Golan (10-6) at Southwell 1m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Navajo Joe (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 12l behind Lujano (8-11) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Fortezza 12-1 (8-10) Slowly away, in rear, headway 2f out, staying on inside final furlong when not much room towards finish, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Secret City (8-10) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
