held up in rear, outpaced when ridden 4f out, some late headway under pressure over 1f out, never able to challenge
in touch on outer, led after 3f out, driven and headed over 2f out, soon lost place, ridden and weakened final furlong
led 3f, tracked leader, effort over 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up behind, headway over 3f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace in 4th final furlong, no impression
mid-division, headway and in touch towards stands side when badly hampered and lost place inside final 3f, not recover, soon eased
tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, soon challenged, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, well held inside final furlong
mid-division, headway and in touch towards stands side rail when short of room inside final 3f, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, faded final 100 yards
tracked leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
Swiftsure was second on soft going on his debut last year but disappointed subsequently and looks to have his fair share of weight on his handicap debut. Investigation only had two rivals at Yarmouth but Lord Commander has to go on the short-list as he’s been edging closer to a first victory. Bedouin was staying on over 1m2f at Nottingham so should appreciate the extra, though has been raised 3lb. ALQAMAR was beaten at odds-on on his final start at Redcar last year but still finished well ahead of Taxmeifyoucan. Conditions won’t be a problem and he’s fitted with cheekpieces on his first try over 1m4f. Brimham Rocks won a small race at Wolverhampton earlier this month but had shown little on Turf previously.
Swiftsure (IRE) 11-4fav (8-11) Tracked leaders on inside, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 17 1/2l behind Wasatch Range (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Investigation 5-2 (9-5) Started very slowly, took closer order after 2f, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr beating Testbourne (9-5) by 3 1/2l, 3 ran.
Lord Commander 4-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Meteor Light (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Alqamar 4-6fav (9-5) Chased leaders, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Sofia's Rock (9-5) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Bedouin (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, soon hung left, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Outcrop (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Close up in 4th, pushed along and slightly outpaced 5f out, headway to chase leader 3f out, led 2f out, pushed clear entering final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Alexander M (9-3) by 15l, 4 ran.
Lester Kris (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon under pressure, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 3 1/4l behind Global Revival (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Brimham Rocks 5-4fav (8-13) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in May beating Shadow Warrior (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Nordic Combined (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Behind and outpaced, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Thirsk 1m (5) sft in Sep beating Reachforthestars (9-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dominating (GER) 7-2fav (9-4) Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no threat after, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Road To Dubai (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Sue's Angel (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up in touch on inside, pushed along halfway, edged left over 1f out, plugged on in 5th final furlong, never threatend, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Ghadaayer (9-0) at Catterick 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Apr.
