raced centre, held up, ridden and headway over 2f, kept on one pace
raced centre in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
raced centre, held up, weakened 2f out
raced centre, chased winner until ridden and hung right over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stands side chased leader but never on terms with leaders in centre group, weakened 3f out
raced centre, held up, headway 2f out, effort entering final furlong, ridden and not quicken near finish
raced centre in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
led stands side group until over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden to lead stands side group over 2f out, never on terms with centre group
raced centre, chased winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, ran on, but always held
raced stands side in touch, ridden 3f out, never on terms with centre group
raced centre, made all, pressed from 2f out, ran on gamely
Mark Johnston won this last year with Tartan Gunna and today's entry, Tartan Gigha, has dropped to a very lowly mark. With first-time blinkers applied, he's definitely on the short-list. Considering his age, it was astonishing to see Extraterrestrial raised 10lb for his victory at Thirsk but he ran well enough at Epsom subsequently, where he was just in front of stablemate Arabian Spirit, to be considered for this. The handicapper has been unable to drop Charlie Cool because of his consistency but he scored from this mark at Ripon a year ago and James Sullivan's claim will help. Prince Of Dance hasn't won for a while but he's now well handicapped and showed a bit more sparkle at Haydock and though Vito Volterra is 10lb higher than for his latest success over 7f here he's in such good form that he can't be dismissed. COLLATERAL DAMAGE, runner-up in this a year ago, is on a 12lb lower mark and hopefully can recapture enough of his old form to take this competitive affair.
Tiger Reigns 25-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, never in contention, 11th of 15, 12l behind Confront (9-11) at York 1m 1f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Extraterrestrial 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 18, 7l behind Dance And Dance (9-4) at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Imperial Djay (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Steadied start, always in rear, 10th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Kingscroft (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Kiwi Bay 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Boom And Bust (9-6) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Bonfire Knight 14-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 15l behind Jutland (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 12l behind Confront (9-11) at York 1m 1f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Arabian Spirit 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, short of room 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 7th of 18, 8l behind Dance And Dance (9-4) at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Charlie Cool 5-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Pleasant Day (9-7) at Ripon 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Camerooney 15-2 (9-1) With leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 10l behind Majuro (8-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Silver Rime (FR) 7-1 (9-4) In rear standside, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 7th of 10, 17l behind Marvellous Value (8-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Prince Of Dance 15-2 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Magic Cat (9-4) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Collateral Damage (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 12l behind Mont Ras (8-10) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Vito Volterra (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Pravda Street (8-13) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
