held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders when carried left inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, carried left and went 2nd close home, not reach winner
made virtually all, ridden inside final 2f, edged left well inside final furlong, pushed out towards finish
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, kept on against near side rail final furlong, never nearer
raced widest, chased leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home
raced keenly, witch leaders, every chance when ridden and hung left inside final 2f, weakened soon after
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
mid-division, hung left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
witch leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden edged left and weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, switched left inside final 2f, soon ridden, ran on towards finish
hung left throughout, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division on rail, weakened final furlong
Englishman won this last year when a pound higher but today’s conditions may not be as suitable. Diamond Lady arrives off the back of a win at Brighton and, despite a 7lb rise, is likely to be thereabouts again. Bahamian Sunrise can’t get much lower in the weights and is partnered by a 7lb claimer but the lightly-raced Harry's Bar will have to prove he handles the going. PRIVATE MATTER ran a nice race on his reappearance here four weeks ago and should be sharper today. He won at Catterick last year when 2lb higher so gets the vote, though Blackheath is another who will strip fitter for a recent outing and can’t be ignored.
Blackheath 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Flavius Titus (9-1) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Erissimus Maximus (FR) 20-1 (9-0) Prominent in chasing group, edged right over 2f out, closed and ran on towards finish, went 3rd last strides, 3rd of 11, hd behind Treacherous (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Private Matter 16-1 (9-2) Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Diamond Dougal (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Wiley Post 10-1 (9-6) Dwelt, close up in centre, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Hawaam (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Harrogate (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Restless and reared leaving stalls, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never a threat, 8th of 10, 5l behind Drakefell (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Harry's Bar 10-1 (10-0) Always prominent, raced keenly, led over 2f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Intuitive (9-8) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Englishman 50-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 10th of 15, 12 3/4l behind Last Page (9-5) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Diamond Lady 4-1 (9-6) Made all, stayed on well final furlong, won at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Real Estate (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Grey Galleon (USA) 9-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 5f out, lost place over 3f out, behind when ridden over 1f out, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Kodiline (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bahamian Sunrise 8-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Just That Lord (8-13) at Epsom 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Delilah Park 6-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Laubali (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
