held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
chased leaders, hampered on inside and lost place 1f out, no danger after
made all, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, driven out
slowly into stride, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased final furlong
slowly into stride, rear most of way
in touch, not much room briefly over 1f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, edged right just inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon slightly outpaced, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, bumped just inside final furlong, unable to quicken
rear most of way
chased winner until ridden 1f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong
outpaced in rear over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
reared stalls, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression on leaders
held up in rear, headway on outer final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
In the likely absence of Imperial Sword, Strabinios King can take this ordinary handicap, with Trinculo perhaps the main danger. The selection has been in consistent form - which is more than we can say about most of these - and has justified his place at the head of the weights here as a result of that. Already a 7f winner on fast ground at Thirsk, he landed a handicap over this 6f trip last time at Wolverhampton. Even with a 4lb rise he should still go very well and with little else standing out off the page he looks capable of winning again. Trinculo was also a Wolverhampton winner over this trip recently and fast ground on turf suits him, so we expect to see more here than when he disappointed at Sandown last time. Mr Rev looks in need of some assistance from the assessor, and the same can be said of White Ledger, who has been better than this but is now on the slide. Eve Johnson Houghton has her string in good nick but Barbar would still be a bit of a surprise winner, while Chief Exec is 4lb below a polytrack winning mark so in this weak affair he can be very competitive. Not a race to dwell on and Strabinios King gets the nod.
Lordship (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 5l behind Drawn Gold (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 3yo app hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Chief Exec 5-1fav (10-6) In touch over 4f, 13th of 18, 13l behind Glencal (9-12) at Salisbury 7f ldy rds hcp (6) gd.
Trinculo (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Led, headed and weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 18, 10l behind Glencal (9-12) at Salisbury 7f ldy rds hcp (6) gd.
Mr Rev 16-1 (9-1) Led, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16l behind Napoletano (8-10) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Kitto Katsu 9-2 (9-5) Soon led and keen, headed over 4f out, ridden and close up 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 11l behind The Galloping Shoe (8-9) at Brighton 1m mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Mandarin Spirit (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Always in the rear, 5th of 8, 8l behind Holbeck Ghyll (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Currency 16-1 (8-5) In rear, outpaced half way, switched left, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Bobby Rose (9-5) at Nottingham 6f app hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Monashee Prince (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, wide into straight well over 1f out, soon ridden, never near leaders, 5th of 9, 9l behind Best One (8-12) at Lingfield 6f sll (6) pol in Mar.
Monte Major (IRE) 5-2fav (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Black Moma (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Apr.
Barbar 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Duke Of Milan (8-6) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 6-1 (8-4) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 21l behind Xpres Maite (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Arfinnit (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 18l behind Miltons Choice (9-0) at Folkestone 6f app hcp (6) gs in Apr.
White Ledger (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Prominent, not much room over 2f out, weakened after, 7th of 9, 6l behind Taboor (8-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Safranine (IRE) 66-1 (8-3) Raced wide, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Muktasb (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcap (6) pol in Dec.
Strabinios King 11-4 (9-4) Mid-division, headway when not much room 1f out, hard ridden and ran on inside final furlong to lead last strides, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar beating Gilded Cove (9-1) by a shd, 13 ran.
George The Second 28-1 (8-6) In touch, lost place after 3f, behind thereafter, last of 8, 20l behind Royal Envoy (8-10) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Imperial Sword 5-1fav (8-9) Held up, not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched left, good progress final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Warwick 6f app hcp (6) gs beating Kyllachy Storm (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
