tracked leader early, stayed prominent, weakened final furlong
set steady pace, headed inside final furlong, one pace and held when squeezed out towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden to lead on inside inside final furlong, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
sweating, mid-division, hung left over 1f out, ran on to dispute lead inside final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish
taken to post early, pulled hard and always in rear
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never going pace to get competitive
held up until soon tracked leader, weakened inside final furlong
keen hold, steadied into mid-field, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 3f out, close 5th entering straight, sustained run inside final furlong to lead well inside final furlong
raced wide, held up in rear, headway on outside and ridden over 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
slowly into stride, never travelling and always in rear
Quite a valuable contest that has attracted a good field, with the selection being Eisteddfod ahead of Presumptive and Waterside. Connections felt that they had ironed out a problem with Eisteddfod prior to his Kempton winning run and, given that it looked as though they were right there, he can go well from his current rating. Waterside defied the handicapper by winning at Kempton last time and the same again is not ruled out. Racer Forever was not disgraced in last season's Jersey Stakes and debuts on the all-weather now, while Party Boss, who has now risen in the weights, is weighted to confirm form with Ceremonial Jade based on February course and distance form. Captian Hurricane would have to recapture his juvenile form if he is to feature, while Wavertree Warrior has to improve again based on his recent course and distance win. Zidane is a potential improver and Presumptive got the 'one to watch out for' description based on his Kempton run last time, where he was behind Waterside and ahead of Ceremonial Jade. He is one to watch out for in the betting. Finally, Bobski is on a three-timer but needs to keep the improvement coming, while Moayed is well-weighted if getting it all together, although his win rate is not good. Once again, then, the selection is Eisteddfod.
Waterside (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar beating Cross The Line (8-6) by 1l, 12 ran.
Party Boss 9-4fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden 3f out, lost place on inside 2f out, soon behind and eased, last of 11, 11l behind Border Music (9-3) at W'hampton 7f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Racer Forever (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway on outer 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind The Kiddykid (9-0) at Chester 6f lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Ceremonial Jade (UAE) 13-2 (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Giganticus (8-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Captain Hurricane 66-1 (8-13) Went right start, raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon faded, last of 22, 34l behind Dandy Man (8-4) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Wavertree Warrior (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out and still plenty to do, strong burst towards finish led, final strides, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Bomber Command (8-3) by a nk, 13 ran.
The Snatcher (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Soon ridden, never in contention, 17th of 23, 10l behind Pinpoint (9-8) at Newbury 1m hcap (2) gf in Apr.
Zidane 5-2fav (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Gimasha (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) gd in Sept.
Presumptive (IRE) 15-2 (8-3) Held up in rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Waterside (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar.
Bobski (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway in inner 2f out, led and edged left inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan beating Katiypour (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Moayed 11-2 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never able to challenge, 9th of 13, 8l behind Hiccups (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Eisteddfod 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Levera (8-12) at Lingfield 7f stk (4) pol in Apr.
