held up in rear, edged left after 3 out, hampered and left 6th 2 out, no impression
prominent until after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden when hampered and left 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, 3rd and one pace from last
reluctant to race and given reminders, prominent after 1st, pushed along 6th, lost place after next, weakened before 2 out where hampered
prominent, led after 3 out, 3 lengths clear when fell 2 out
held up, headway after 3 out, went 3 lengths 2nd when badly hampered and left in lead 2 out, rider without both irons there after, clear last, stayed on
in touch, not always fluent, lost place before 6th, well beaten next, tailed off
in rear on outside, not fluent 5th, well beaten before 3 out
led until after 3 out, losing place when hampered and left 4th 2 out, no extra last
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 3 out, ridden and one pace when hampered and left 3rd 2 out, went 2nd and stayed on from last, no impression on winner
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden and lost place after 3 out, soon weakened, badly hampered 2 out, pulled up before last
Good Value has only found one too good in his last two starts but isn't exactly progressing. Staff Sergeant has won five times on the Flat but hasn't raced since beaten in a Fakenham seller in February while chaser Faustina Pius needs softer ground and has his first start since December. SHEER POETRY makes his handicap debut off the back of a better effort here last month, where he would have finished closer but for blundering through the last. He doesn't look particularly well handicapped but has more scope than the likes of Fuse Wire and Chankillo.
Staff Sergeant 15-8fav (11-6) Close up, mistake 2nd, tracked winner next, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Dont Call Me Oscar (10-9) at Fakenham 2m (5) gs in Feb.
Sheer Poetry (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, hit 2nd, blundered last, no impression, 4th of 8, 16l behind Tercel (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Good Value 7-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner last, one pace, 2nd of 9, 13l behind Bus Named Desire (9-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Faustina Pius (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, driven before 3 out, soon ridden, outpaced by front pair when not fluent 2 out, kept on when hard pressed for 3rd flat, no impression, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Un Anjou (11-7) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Fuse Wire 10-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, one pace when hit last, 4th of 14, 15l behind Iguacu (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Up Four It (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, well behind Shwaiman (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf in May.
Milan Of Crystal (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Led, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, well behind Midnight Sapphire (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (5) gd in May.
Chankillo 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders and keen, challenged and every chance 2 out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Cruise In Style (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Eddy 7-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway 6th, switched right before 3 out, no impression before last, 5th of 9, 15l behind In The Crowd (11-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Lets Get Cracking (FR) 25-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 10l behind North London (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Sep '13.
