raced towards near side, chased leaders, chased winner final furlong, kept on
raced keenly, chasing leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slight lead until halfway, remained prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
prominent, every chance over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
steadied start and awkwardly away, towards rear, headway far side over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
took keen hold, held up and always behind
held up, never on terms
prominent, led narrowly halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
Nonrunner
Greenfyre started off with a fair run at Newbury but didn't progress as expected and has dropped enough in the ratings to get into this poor handicap. The very speedily-bred Macho Mac has shown a bit of potential and makes his handicap debut but Iconic Figure was beaten a long way on his debut on Turf in October and has been operating on the all-weather. AFRICAN SHOWGIRL has shown a glimmer of ability and will be better for her recent run at Kempton so gets the nod while Sabato produced his best run on that track in December and makes his debut on Turf. The bottom four are out of the handicap and have shown virtually nothing.
Greenfyre (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Raced stands side, in rear, never on terms, 8th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Dancing Years (8-13) at Leicester 6f fll (5) gs in Sep.
Macho Mac 9-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Bedrock (9-5) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Iconic Figure (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 5l behind African Blessing (9-1) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
African Showgirl 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Showmethewayavrilo (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Sabato (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Hold On Magnolia (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f (6) pol in Dec.
Tim The Taxi 80-1 (8-8) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Evanescent (9-12) at Catterick 7f stks (6) sft in Apr.
Montague Way (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) In rear, rapid headway on outer over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 36l behind Bargain Buy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Haunted (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Here's Two (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Blackdown Warrior 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Rocking Rudolph (9-0) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Baz's Boy 66-1 (9-5) Held up and always towards rear, 9th of 10, 10l behind Gawdawpalin (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Bushwise (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 3rd of 11, 7 1/2l behind Ordinal (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Kenstone (FR) 16-1 (9-4) With leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Packing (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
