led, not fluent 10th or 16th, headed 3 out, well held 3rd before last
held up towards rear, headway from 14th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, led again flat, stayed on
2nd when not fluent 1st, chased leaders, lost place 6th, struggling 13th, behind next, tailed off when very slow 3 out, pulled up before next
held up, closed 3rd, 2nd 11th, hit 14th, not much room and awkward 16th, led 2 out, headed flat, held close home
tracked leader 2nd, reached at 6th, lost 2nd 11th, not fluent 15th, struggling before 3 out
held up in rear, steady headway from 7th, ridden 13th, lost place next, well beaten 3 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, closed 10th, struggling 4 out, well held next
mid-division, in rear 5th, not fluent 11th, struggling 14th, went modest 4th 2 out
Royals And Rebels has done all of his winning at Plumpton so far and Only Gorgeous is an Exeter specialist while it’s difficult to know what Walkami achieved in winning at Worcester. Irish Thistle usually finds at least one too good but Patsys Castle stays well and is surely capable of better than he’s shown so far over fences. BROWNVILLE won over 3m here last year and has run well in a couple of subsequent starts at the track, including when a close second off this mark in December. This may be his chance to pick up the winning thread again.
Carli King (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Led, clear 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened before last, 5th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Amiral Collonges (11-0) at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Brownville 7-1 (10-9) Held up in last pair, headway 12th, weakened 14th, 6th of 7, 29 1/2l behind Upswing (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Royals And Rebels (IRE) 13-8fav (12-4) With leader, led 7th, clear after 2 out, kept on strongly, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gf in May beating Roparta Avenue (10-9) by 14l, 6 ran.
Only Gorgeous (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Tracked leading trio, not fluent 7th, went 3rd approaching 12th, hit 15th and next, outpaced and no chance with leading pair from 4 out, 3rd of 4, 22l behind No Buts (11-4) at Taunton 3m 4f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Walkami (FR) 15-2 (11-2) Prominent, not fluent 4th, led 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, clear flat, stayed on, comfortably, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in May beating Pembroke House (11-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Patsys Castle (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Led, not fluent 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, headed before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 13 1/4l behind The Road Ahead (11-4) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Irish Thistle (IRE) 11-4fav (10-7) Tracked leader, close up 7th until 3 out, outpaced and held in 5th 2 out, kept on final 100 yards, went 4th and closing on 3rd near finish, 4th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Aerlite Supreme (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Trafalgar (FR) 10-3fav (10-4) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 9th, lost place before 4 out, soon hanging left, closed again next, 3rd and one pace last, no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Triptico (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
