chased leader, led 2f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, just held on, all out
led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, chased winner until entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
slowly into stride and switched right after start, held up last, pushed along on wide outside over 2f out, plugged on, never a threat
chased leading pair until halfway, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd halfway, ridden over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed
Nonrunner
George Baker bids for a hat-trick of wins in this and HIPZ gets the vote. The latter has every chance on today's terms and should have improved for a reappearance third at Leicester. Ocean Legend scored at Brighton last time but has to concede plenty of weight to the selection and Shrewd Bob looks a bigger threat on his earlier placed efforts at Kempton. The remainder have a stack to find with the principals and are hard to fancy as a consequence.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 9-4fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Kakapuka (9-13) by nk, 6 ran.
Fleeting Indian (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division to halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Tychaios (9-10) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Forceful Beacon 50-1 (9-13) Chased winner, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 5th of 7, 26l behind Potentate (9-3) at Chepstow 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Staines Massive 25-1 (7-12) Towards rear far side and outpaced, 8th of 10, 16l behind Refuse Colette (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Hipz (IRE) 13-8fav (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-0) at Leicester 6f 3yo sll (6) gs in Apr.
Henke (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 10l behind The Dukkerer (9-2) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Shrewd Bob (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) In rear, eased final 3f, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Woodbridge (8-9) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
