behind, headway on outside approaching final 2f, soon no impression on leaders
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression weakened to 3rd inside final furlong
behind most of way
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon lost place
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
coltish in preliminaries, slowly away, behind, headway on inside 2f out, soon switched right, no further impression
mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led and hung left over 1f out, stayed on well
raced wide, always behind, ridden and struggling over 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f, tailed off
mid-division on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
raced wide, always behind
Ruth Carr won a division of this contest last year and DHHAMAAN looks to have every chance here. He scored over C&D last month but ran well enough at Catterick recently to suggest he can go in again off a 5lb higher mark. In contrast, No Quarter has been below par on both starts since winning at Redcar in April and Elusive Sue's losing run now stretches back to 2009 though she is dropping back down in class today. Polytrack winner Materialism should do better back over today's trip after finishing fifth over 6f at Leicester last time, while Viking Warrior showed some improvement in a Redcar seller a fortnight ago.
Hard Rock City (USA) 40-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 9, 11l behind Mont Ras (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Elusive Sue (USA) 6-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 8l behind Russian Rave (9-1) at Leicester 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Strong Knight 40-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, hung badly left over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 34l behind Danderek (9-5) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Little Pete (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Soon pushed along towards rear, never on terms, last of 12, 18l behind Cavitie (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Outpaced, stayed on from 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 8l behind All Right Now (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Materialism 9-1 (8-4) Chased leading pair, pushed along after 2f, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5l behind Steps (9-7) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
No Quarter (IRE) 11-1 (8-7) Mid-division on inside, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 13l behind Not My Choice (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Powerful Presence (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Viking Warrior (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Soon slight lead, headed halfway, chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Frognal (9-4) at Redcar 7f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Gypsy Style 66-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 12, well behind Sinatramania (8-4) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.
Big Slick (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Beckermet (8-10) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in May.
Downtown Boy (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Vetvey (9-7) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
