raced keenly in midfield, pushed and ridden before 2f out, hung left shortly after 2f out, beaten before final furlong
towards rear, nudged before 4f out, ridden 3f out, headway before final furlong, briefly led inside final furlong, headed close home
in rear, pushed turning for home, headway from 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home
prominent, pushed 3f out, weakening when ridden 2f out, beaten entering final furlong
tracked front pair, pushed approaching 3f out, made headway before hanging left after 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong
raced freely in lead, pushed approaching 2f out, narrow advantage when ridden after 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
IRONOPOLIS’ first run for Rebecca Menzies at Newcastle wasn’t entirely without promise and he may do better now stepped up to 1m4f. The penalised Fox Flame is the obvious danger after bolting up over this trip at Wolverhampton but there are also possibilities about The Renegade in a first-time visor while Sir John Monash has form at the track and has run well over a mile at Newcastle the last twice.
Sir John Monash 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide, prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Canberra Legend (9-7) at Newcastle 1m stks (3) pol in Feb.
Fox Flame 7-2 (9-11) Raced wide, in touch, headway to track leaders over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, pushed out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Damascus Steel (9-9) by 6l, 6 ran.
Ironopolis (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Wadacre Gomez (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Apr.
The Renegade 3-1 (9-3) Raced in 4th out wide and never going well, outpaced turning in, soon beaten, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Blue Universe (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Rock N Roll Pinkie 80-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, 5th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Saint George (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Max Of Stars (FR) 300-1 (9-2) In rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Maxi King (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f mdn stks (5) hvy in Apr.
