held up in touch behind leaders, driven after 3 out, mistake and weakened next
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway 8th, outpaced when blundered 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, switched left and closed after 9th, went 3rd from 2 out, hampered flat, soon switched left, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards, finished 3rd, places 2nd
made all, slow 5th, ridden 3 out, bumped flat, stayed on well
always handy, jumped right 1st, switched right after 4 out, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, hung left and bumped into winner flat, no impression inside final 100 yards, finished 2nd, placed 3rd
chased leaders on outside, lost place 3rd and looked to be hanging left, well beaten 4 out
bumped 1st, chased winner from next, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, no extra and mistake last
held up on inside, pushed along briefly after 6th, struggling 9th, well beaten from 4 out, tailed off before 2 out, soon pulled up
This is quite competitive though it is hard to make a serious case for Black Scorpion and Princeton Royale may be getting a bit long in the tooth. Whoshotwho was a bit disappointing over 3m at Perth while Monsieur Gibraltar has done most of his winning in hunter chases. BUSTER THOMAS didn’t really handle the tight turns around Fakenham last time and will be more at home here. He’s been dropped another 2lb so is well treated nowadays. Danse Idol is a tough mare capable of a bold showing and Ready And Able can’t get much lower in the weights and also has a chance.
Monsieur Gibraltar (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Prominent, led 4th, not fluent and headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out, every chance final bend, mistake last, weakened flat, 4th of 7, 24 1/4l behind Keltus (10-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Whoshotwho (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Held up on inside, jumped left and mistake 1st, not always fluent, chasing leaders after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 28l behind Uptown Harry (11-4) at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in May.
Danse Idol (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Held up behind leaders, raced keenly, challenged 4 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat, 3rd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Outonpatrol (11-1) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in May.
Princeton Royale (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Towards rear, hit 8th, behind and struggling when hit 9th and next, no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Darcy Ward (FR) 11-1 (11-12) In rear, headway and close up 4th, lost place 6th soon in rear, struggling 11th, pulled up soon after next, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Ready And Able (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Never going in last, reminder after 8th, jumped slowly 10th and next, soon beaten, 4th of 5, dist behind Forecast (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in May.
Buster Thomas (IRE) 5-2fav (11-9) Landed awkwardly 1st in rear, headway to track leaders 3 out, not fluent last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Thomas Todd (11-8) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Black Scorpion (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, pushed along and detached from 5 out, no threat after, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Robin Des Foret (11-4) at Clonmel 2m 4f sft in Mar.
