pushed along towards rear, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden and headway 1f out, stayed on
made all, ridden over 1f out, driven out
chased winner until weakened over 2f out
held up, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, chased winner over 2f out until weakened towards finish
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway 2f out, kept on
held up in touch, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
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BARNEY MCGREW is put forwards ahead of Valery Borzov and Tamagin in a typically competitive sprint. The selection's come from behind style ensures that he always needs a little luck in running but he's an effective performer under these conditions as he showed when winning over course and distance in May from a 5lb lower mark. His run behind Palace Moon at Doncaster was a more than satisfactory return to action and should have brought him on. There's little to choose between Valery Borzov and Tamagin on their running at Ripon in August and they are capable of going close. The former failed to cut the mustard in two runs in Dubai in the winter and it remains to be seen whether his exertions there have left a mark on him whilst the latter has also been kept on the go and has eased sufficiently in the weights to believe that he can get his head in front again. Thebes is something of an enigma as he can be very good on his day but has only won once on turf although he ran one of his better races at Pontefract a week ago. Excusez Moi also has a few quirks but made the most of a drop in the weights to win at Musselburgh and can't be confidently dismissed but the one for us is Barney McGrew.
Capricorn Run (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Missed break, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Mister Hardy (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Valery Borzov (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) 10th of 11, 10l behind Asset (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba(UAE) 6f hcap gf in Feb.
Tamagin (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 8l behind Prime Defender (9-2) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Mar.
Captain Dunne (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten, 10th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-6) at Doncaster 5f hcap (2) gd in Oct.
Machinist (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Held up far side group, never dangerous, 11th of 20, 13l behind Palace Moon (8-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Mar.
Thebes 9-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong, held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Advanced (9-4) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-100 (2) fm.
Celtic Sultan (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 17th of 21, 17l behind Invincible Force (8-7) at Doncaster 7f hcap (2) sft in Nov.
Excusez Moi (USA) 13-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Captain Jacksparra (9-0) by nk, 11 ran.
Sunrise Safari (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Always behind, 15th of 17, 7l behind Fol Hollow (8-3) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Barney McGrew (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders far side group, stayed on from over 1f out, 5th of 20, 6l behind Palace Moon (8-8) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Mar.
Rising Shadow (IRE) (8-11) 9th of 10, 9l behind Utmost Respect (8-13) at Maisons-laffitte(FR) 6f stk in Nov.
