held up, in touch, pulled hard, ridden to challenge 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, soon driven, lost place over 3f out
dwelt, held up, never dangerous
mid-division, weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, driven to chase leaders final furlong, stayed on well
held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, challenging when rider lost whip inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, keen hold, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied and stayed on strongly towards finish
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
in touch, lost place well over 2f out
behind, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly under pressure
Grandad Bill's last win came when trained by Tim Easterby back in 2005 but he is out of form and so the vote goes to Don't Mind Me ahead of Ruby Legend and Takes Tutu. The selection has found one too good in each of his last three starts and thus has been creeping up the weights for getting beaten. That isn't ideal, however the feeling is that today's drop in trip could be. He was held up to get the longer trip last time out but was given too much to do in the end. Classy jockey Kerrin McEvoy takes over in the saddle today and he looks primed for another big run. Course and distance winner Ruby Legend knows how to win and looked as if he was coming to hand last time out with a decent third at Newcastle. The booking of Philip Robinson for Takes Tutu looks interesting and the horse is over 30lbs below his highest winning mark. The veteran makes a return to turf today and should be watched for market support. Monsignor Fred should have come on for his recent run and now dropped in trip he warrants a check in the market. Royal Indulgence is another for consideration if avoiding one of his customary slow starts. Better ground will suit for Faversham and he goes on the shortlist, however Don't Mind Me can finally get his head in front.
Faversham 3-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Press Express (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f sll (6) sft in May.
Wolds Way 25-1 (9-2) Held up behind, headway on inner over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 17, 8l behind Royal Flynn (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (6) gf in May.
Monsignor Fred 40-1 (8-3) Keen, held up in rear, never near leaders, 7th of 8, 18l behind Penang Cinta (8-13) at Leicester 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in May.
Don't Mind Me 7-2fav (8-3) In touch, lost place over 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, nk behind Love Always (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Apr.
El Capitan (FR) 11-2 (8-9) In touch, hampered and lost place over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 6th of 14, 10l behind Ganymede (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in May.
Takes Tutu (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 11, 20l behind Blue Hills (9-4) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Chapter (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 12, 8l behind Just Lille (10-11) at Beverley 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in May.
Royal Indulgence 6-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind King of The Moors (8-11) at Redcar 1m 1f hcap (5) gd in May.
Ruby Legend 18-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, was one pace final 2f out, 3rd of 16, 4l behind Best Of The Lot (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (6) gs.
Counterfactual (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Reared start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 8l behind Bijou Dan (9-3) at Ayr 1m 1f hcap (6) gd in May.
Thornaby Green 16-1 (8-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 15l behind Best Of The Lot (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (6) gs.
Moving Story 25-1 (9-3) Always behind, 8th of 10, 37l behind Empire Dancer (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Rose Muwasim 14-1 (7-13) Soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 48l behind Bay Boy (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (5) sft.
Don Pasquale 12-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 2f otu, hung left over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 16, 1 1/2l behind Saluscraggie (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
Modern Verse (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Awkward start, chased leaders over 4f, soon one pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Doctor's Cave (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcap (6) fbs in May.
Grandad Bill (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Slowly away, held up, some late headway, never nearer, 9th of 16, 5l behind Saluscraggie (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
