chased leaders to over 3f out, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
always towards rear
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, no impression on winner
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression
behind, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
behind until kept on final 2f, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, soon no impression
held up, always towards rear
behind, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place
The in-form Zhitomir gets the nod over the unexposed Rezzago. There are several others that have claims and each-way support for the old rouge Sarraaf could be interesting today. He does have a tendency to save something for himself though and it not one to go overboard about, even in this company. Xpres Digital is also worth a mention, as he has gone well over this trip in the past. However, he does face a stiff test at the weights and support for him may be best limited to each-way money. Rezzago has obviously endured some sort of training problem, having only raced once since November 2003. He has obviously shown something to merit him being kept in training and will be a big threat if he does not suffer from the bounce. However, Zhitomir looks a far more reliable option and, with his yard in flying form, he edges preference today. The seven-year-old has form on a variety of going descriptions and looks well enough treated to be a potent force in this company.
Xpres Digital 6-1 (9-5) Prominent stands' side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead that group towards finish, no chance with far side, 3rd of 20, 5l behind Mecca's Mate (9-6) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Bandos 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 22l behind Tiber Tiger (9-0) at Redcar 7f stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
The Bonus King 13-2 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along and behind from halfway, ridden and not much room well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 8l behind Lord of The East (9-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf.
Kingsmaite 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened halfway, 12th of 14, 9l behind Prince Cyrano (9-4) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Rezzago (USA) 7-1 (8-7) Went right start, in touch, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, carried right and not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Jubilee Street (8-9) at Doncaster 7f app hcp (5) gf in May.
Wychbury (USA) 33-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon behind, 17th of 20, 22l behind True Companion (10-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Prince of Gold 13-2 (9-5) Behind and outpaced, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, chased winner, no impression, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Lord of The East (9-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf.
Neon Blue 12-1 (8-8) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 12l behind Top Dirham (9-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf.
Kew The Music 6-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 16l behind Namroud (9-2) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) sft in May.
Sarraaf (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Jubilee Street (8-13) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) frm in May.
Circumspect (IRE) 10-3 (8-7) Held up on outside, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 6l behind Truckle (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (D3) pol in Dec.
Dante's Diamond (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 19, 3l behind Sake (8-10) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
