behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on towards finish
held up towards rear, some headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
dwelt, behind, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
towards rear, headway 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
always towards rear
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
close up, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Plenty with claims in this. Better is expected from Lastchancelucas with a recent comeback run under his belt and Line Of Reason beat Moviesta at Doncaster in April. The former can be forgiven a recent below par effort over 7f at York while Can You Conga has plenty of scope after landing a maiden at Doncaster last month. Hoofalong was given plenty to do at Windsor last time but made up the ground to score by the narrowest of margins and he remains a leading contender despite a 7lb rise. Bluegrass Blues has a shout dropped in class but MAYAASEM was also taking on better company when runner-up at Chester last month. Back on faster ground today, Charlie Hills' course and distance winner can come out best.
Lastchancelucas 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 6l behind Moviesta (9-4) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Line Of Reason (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, switched right over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 15th of 16, 9l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-1) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Bachotheque (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 6th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Moviesta (9-4) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Hoofalong 9-4fav (8-13) Steadied start, held up in touch on outer, headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong to lead post, won at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May beating Riskit Fora Biskit (9-7) by ns, 10 ran.
Mayaasem 10-3fav (8-10) Slow into stride, soon pushed along and in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd near finish, never able to challenged, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Effie B (9-6) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Bluegrass Blues (IRE) 28-1 (8-4) Close up on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Hasopop (9-7) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Can You Conga 11-2 (9-2) Made all, jinked left over 4f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, in command when jinked right in closing stages, won at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Floating Along (8-11) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Rene Mathis (GER) 13-2 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Equity Risk (9-0) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Elle Woods (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Off Art (9-7) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in May.
Pipers Note 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden halfway, not troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 6l behind Lucky Numbers (9-11) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Funding Deficit (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Dr Phibes (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
