held up towards rear, steady headway 5f out, chased leaders over 2f out, 3rd and one pace final 2f
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
always towards rear, pushed along 7f out, struggling and lost touch over 4f out, tailed off
led until halfway, ridden along 5f out, lost 2nd and lost touch soon after, tailed off
slowly away, soon pushed along in rear, ridden and struggling in modest 6th over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened 7f out, lost touch over 4f out, tailed off
towards rear, steady headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, one pace final 2f
close up, ridden in 4th over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
reared start, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, one pace final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong
soon chased leader, led halfway, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
slowly away and always behind, tailed off
Paul Howling's Resplendent Ace has every chance on the pick of his form but may struggle under his penalty for a win in a claimer back in February and a better bet in a poor quality contest looks to be SIR BOSS. Don Cantillon's gelding has not been seen on the flat since October but ran well when third behind Wind Shuffle in a novices' hurdle at Perth last month and that should have put him spot on for this outing, for which he has plenty in hand on official BHA ratings. The Ian Williams-trained Shannersburg appreciated the drop to this grade when a close second behind Lava Lamp at Catterick last week and he makes marginally more appeal than Jeff Pearce's Motarjam, who ran well enough in a claimer at Brighton when last seen in April.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Blue Tango (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Beck's Bolero (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Led, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 38l behind Timocracy (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Jun.
Commanche Luke 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened 5th, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Comehomequietly (10-7) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Duke of Normandy (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, staying on same pace when short of room inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Larkrise Star (8-3) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Generous Lad (IRE) 12-1 (7-13) Dwelt always behind, 7th of 11, 14l behind Sharp Sovereign (8-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
High Dee Jay (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Raced wide, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, last of 9, 29l behind Aleatricis (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul '08.
Marino Prince (FR) 13-2 (8-2) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Daytime Dreamer (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Motarjm (USA) 10-3 (8-11) Dwelt in touch in rear, effort and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Little Sark (8-6) at Brighton 1m 4f clm stks (6) gf in Apr.
New England 9-1 (8-12) Slightly awkward start, held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, with leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 15, 13l behind Short Supply (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul.
Shannersburg (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders and keen, went 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon beaten, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Lava Lamp (8-7) at Catterick 2m sell stks (6) gf.
Sir Boss (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Behind, driven over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 17l behind Worth A King's (9-6) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Oct.
Final Frame And Beyond gelding out of Argostoli.
