held up towards rear, ran wide entering straight, ridden over 1f out, no headway
steadied start, took keen hold, always last
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never troubled leaders
mid-division, hanging right 3f out, soon lost place
led, ridden 1f out, headed and lost 3 places towards finish
always prominent, challenged over 1f out, ran on
chased leader until well over 1f out, ran on under pressure towards finish
mid-division, headway 2f out, never going pace to press leaders, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong to lead towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Salient, Flores Sea and GAP PRINCESS look likely to be in the shake-up here with Gap Princess taken to get reward for some good efforts in defeat. Flores Sea has not won on Turf for a couple of years, though his rating has gone up thanks to his all-weather success. He won at Southwell in March and was a close third back on grass recently. The shrewd David Barron has sent him on the trip to the Midlands from his northern base and he is very interesting. Salient won at Goodwood last May, but the ground was soft that day, and his form since tailed off towards the end of last season. However, freshened up by a five month rest, he ran well to be close fourth in a decent Windsor handicap and will be sharper tonight. A winner at Catterick in July, Gap Princess has been the epitome of consistency since, and last time out was well supported when a close third behind the highly progressive Jaconet. That form looks good in the context of this race, and Gap Princess can lead them home.
Barons Spy (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden well over 2f out, no impression, 11th of 13, 11l behind Axiom (9-2) at Leicester 1m hcap (3) gs in Oct.
Bellomi (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 9l behind Southandwest (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Princely Hero (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up, not much room on rail after 1f, headway on inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Taqdeyr (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Flores Sea (USA) 5-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Opus Maximus (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Salient 11-1 (8-13) Led, hard driven from 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Trumpet Lily (9-1) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Ocean Transit (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Upper Class (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb '08.
Phluke 16-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 12, 8l behind Twilight Star (11-0) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Compton's Eleven 20-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 8l behind Horatio Carter (9-1) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outer halfway, hung left over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 40l behind Captain Macarry (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Gap Princess (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Jaconet (9-13) at Redcar 5f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Autumn Blades (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, soon driven, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Elisiario (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr.
Obe Royal 6-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, edged left, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Elisiario (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr.
