led 2f, tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 4f out, beaten from over 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong
dwelt in touch towards rear, weakened and eased over 3f out
led after 2f, ridden and headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out, eased over 2f out
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along 8f out, never on terms
went right start, in touch, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
dwelt and behind, closed to rear 8f out, headway over 3f out, wide and ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong
TEMUR KHAN has been competing on Polytrack since finishing runner-up over track and trip last month. He may finally have fallen far enough down the weights to get his head back in front and can confirm running here with Fortultous. The latter wasn’t that far behind and is preferred to previous course winners Sociologist and Compass Point while En Couleur has been hurdling but placed in a maiden on the Flat here last year. Contingency Fee has won just the once since landing this race in 2019 and that was in a seller.
En Couleur 4-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden 2 out, disputing third when not fluent last, no extra closing stages, 4th of 9, 9l behind Caldwell (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Grimsthorpe Castle 40-1 (8-12) Led, headed after 2f and remained prominent, under a drive over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Briardale (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Sociologist (FR) 12-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 8l behind Autonomy (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Fortultous 4-1 (9-4) Keen in mid-division on inside, outpaced 3f out, headway 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Sezina (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Red Derek 16-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened, 6th of 7, 16 3/4l behind Main Fact (9-4) at Nottingham 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Contingency Fee 14-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, tracked leader 4f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Subliminal (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Temur Khan 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Petit Bay (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Toscan Genius (FR) 25-1 (9-1) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, dropped to rear 2f out, well beaten and eased, last of 9, 16 1/2l behind Engrave (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Compass Point 28-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and hampered start, off the pace in last trio, never on terms, 10th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Tundra (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
