led, headed 5th, led again 7th, headed narrowly after 5 out, ridden and no impression with winner after last, well held when lost 2nd turning into straight, just held on for modest 3rd near finish
tracked front pair, not fluent 4th, lost place 5 out, tailed off in 4th 3 out, plugged on closing stages, just failed for modest 3rd near finish, no chance with leaders
in touch on outside, pushed along in rear when hit 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up in touch, tracked leaders before 9th, outpaced in 3rd when not fluent 4 out, ridden to take 2nd turning into straight, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
tracked leader, led 5th to 7th, with leader, led again narrowly after 5 out, clear last, always in command after, driven and stayed on well flat
Brave Spartacus and THE CLOCK LEARY (NAP) both need to rediscover their best after disappointing on recent starts but the latter is given a chance to do so as he would harbour really strong claims if finding the form which saw him achieve success at both Perth and Bangor last autumn. Admittedly the handicapper had his say after those successes, but this doesn't appear to be the strongest of contests. Miss Crick is an obvious contender as she's open to more progress than her rivals, having has just the three runs over fences. She has shown an aptitude for the discipline and rates a major player off a decent mark. Boa Island and Alderbrook Lad will need to improve on latest efforts to prove competitive
Brave Spartacus (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Soon tracking winner, lost 2nd after 8th, not fluent when beaten 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 7, 27 3/4l behind Oak Vintage (10-3) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
The Clock Leary (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, led before 4th, headed before 8th, soon lost place, tailed off, soon pulled up, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Boa Island (IRE) 100-1 (10-1) Always behind, mistake 14th, pulled up after 18th, at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Miss Crick 3-1 (10-12) Keen, chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th, not fluent 12th, hit next, hit 3 out and lost 2nd, ridden in 2nd again and hung left from before next, 3 lengths down when hit last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Whatduhavtoget (10-12) at Warwick 2m 4f (4) gd in May.
Alderbrook Lad (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Led, mistake 4 out, soon headed and weakened, tailed off, 5th of 7, 34 1/2l behind Justforjames (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
