slowly away, soon close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor
made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, comfortable
held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
keen, close up, effort 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Both Thammin and Open Wide ended last season with wins but the former is 6lb higher on his reappearance. Quench Dolly and Otomo are penalised for recent successes at Leicester and Brighton respectively and both step up a grade for this. Raffle King may well reverse latest running with Otomo while Lord Cooper had no chance in the Greenham at Newbury last month and ran accordingly. The latter had been in good form on the all-weather before that but TRICK OF THE LIGHT returned to action with a close-up third at Yarmouth having been gelded over the winter. He should be sharper today and can land the spoils.
Thammin 3-1 (9-2) Dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f (4) pol in Sep beating Prince Of Cool (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Open Wide (USA) 10-1 (9-5) Held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and chased leader inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Oct beating Rebecca Rocks (9-0) by 1l, 10 ran.
Quench Dolly 20-1 (9-5) Made all, quickened clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Leicester 6f hcp fll (5) gf in May beating The Stalking Moon (9-2) by 8l, 11 ran.
Lord Cooper 100-1 (9-0) Went right start, took keen hold, held up and always behind, 9th of 10, 14 1/2l behind Barney Roy (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.
Father Mckenzie 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Rich And Famous (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Trick of The Light (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Awkward start, held up mid-division but in touch, headway over 2f out, soon driven to challenge, every chance throughout final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, hd behind Edged In Blue (8-7) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Raffle King (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd and hung left on camber from over 1f out, kept on but never able to challenge, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Otomo (9-4) at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Kings Heart (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Slowly away, raced keenly, always behind, last of 8, 16 3/4l behind Goodwood Crusader (8-11) at Bath 6f hcp (4) fm in Apr.
Otomo 10-3 (9-4) Raced keenly, made virtually all, ridden out, unchallenged, won at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gd in May beating Raffle King (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
