slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on well final furlong
slowly into stride, keen early in rear, strong headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer
tracked leader, lost place halfway, soon beaten
slowly away, soon chasing leaders, led over 2f out, soon pressed and kept on well under pressure
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never able to challenge
held up, pushed along halfway, never a factor
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden well over 2f out, never trouble leaders
always behind
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
Million Percent looks the answer to a trappy claimer with Leonard Charles and Crafty Fox as the alternatives. There are no secrets about Million Percent but he won well at Catterick and if sticking close to the pace, he has to have a solid chance of a follow up. Leonard Charles has ability but is frustrating. Any Sir Mark Prescott runner in claiming grade is always worth a second glance, especially given the application of first time headgear. Crafty Fox won readily at Southwell the other day and should handle the step up in trip. He is in form but would have been better off with a number of his rivals if this were a handicap. Rafferty is not the force he once was but his latest effort at this level showed some signs of encouragement. Labelled With Love and Mountain Pass are worthy of respect as course and distance winners but for today's winner, we return to Million Percent.
Million Percent 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on, won at Catterick 7f hcap (6) gf in May beating Turn Me On (7-13) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Crafty Fox 5-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in May beating Orchestration (8-11) by 2l, 12 ran.
Mountain Pass (USA) 9-2co-fav (8-6) Steadied start, held up, headway 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Imperium (8-7) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Leonard Charles 8-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed when weakened, 12th of 13, 16l behind Six of Diamonds (8-10) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Fire At Will 10-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway 3f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on to chase leaders, one pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Jarvo (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol in May.
Labelled With Love 7-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led briefly inside last, no extra, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Nan Jan (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol in May.
Rafferty (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Nan Jan (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol in May.
Calloff The Search 10-1 (8-12) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 16, 12l behind Gee Ceffyl Bach (8-4) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gs in May.
