slowly into stride, always behind
held up, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, never on terms
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed towards finish
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden and chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
led until over 2f out, soon weakened, eased
mid-division, lost place over 2f out, soon no impression
prominent, lost place over 2f out, eased
always behind
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out
always behind
Nonrunner
A wide open finale in which we will tentatively plump for Bold Phoenix ahead of Jarvo, Desert Hawk and Formidable Guest. The selection is visored for the first time today and that may bring about the desired improvement. There is no big secret that there are some attractively-handicapped horses in the yard and this is one who fits into that bracket. Along with the selection, Club Captain is a pound out of the handicap but has claims nonetheless given his fair third last time, whilst Desert Hawk looks well-treated on old form and is a course and distance winner. Jarvo also falls into that bracket but his recent run was lacklustre and he needs to step up significantly on that effort. Formidable Guest has been running well on the all-weather of late and was rewarded with a narrow win last month, whilst Nassar also comes here on the back of an all-weather win. General Flumpa probably needs the ground a bit softer, whilst Zain could be interesting if the money comes for him. An open contest, but Bold Phoenix is given the nod.
General Flumpa 18-1 (8-5) Led after 1f, clear with winner, wandered 6f out, reduced lead over 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 31l behind Dove Cottage (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Putra Laju (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 7l behind Davenport (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Jarvo 16-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 7l behind Royal Premier (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Beech Games 11-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Blue Eyed Eloise (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jan.
Nassar (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Went left start, mid-division, headway from 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Winning Show (9-4) by a hd, 14 ran.
Barry Island 6-1 (7-11) Very slowly away, raced in last place, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 4th near finish, 4th of 6, 6l behind Roodolph (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mick Is Back 5-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, badly hampered over 5f out, not recover, 10th of 12, well behind One Night In Paris (9-0) at Leicester 1m 2f sll (6) gf.
Samahir (USA) 14-1 (8-12) In rear, headway 4f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 11l behind Demisemiquaver (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Valverde (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, disputed lead from after 4f, headed and no extra under 3f out, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Vintage Port (8-13) at Sligo 1m 2f hcp 0-70 sft in Oct.
Desert Hawk 11-2 (8-11) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 5l behind King of Connacht (8-11) at Southwell 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
Royal Choir 25-1 (8-9) Outpaced, always behind, 13th of 15, 11l behind Bold Argument (8-11) at Nottingham 6f app hcp (6) gd.
Formidable Guest 4-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway to go 3rd 2f out, stayed on and edge right final furlong, led post, won at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Kings Topic (9-0) by a ns, 9 ran.
Don Pasquale 9-2 (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Jarvo (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Club Captain (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, hard driven and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1/2l behind Hey Presto (9-0) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Apr.
Bold Phoenix (IRE) 10-3fav (8-6) Towards rear, effort and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders, not reach, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Jomus (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Apr.
Zain (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 11l behind Harry The Hawk (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
