chased leaders stand side, effort 2f out, no impression
chased leaders stand side, pushed along halfway, ridden and one pace final furlong
dwelt and towards rear stand side, soon pushed along, stayed on towards finish
in touch stand side, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
dwelt and always rear division stand side
chased leader far side, ridden to lead group entering final furlong, ran on, headed close home
led far side group, driven 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders to halfway far side
in touch stand side, led over 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home
led stand side group, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders to halfway stand side
Nonrunner
The Michael Dods-trained Shrink lost no caste in defeat on his reappearance at Thirsk and should come on a bundle for that outing so with ground conditions to suit and a decent draw he gets the vote ahead of the old campaigner Henry Hall and Strensall. The last mentioned has slipped to a fair mark now and is reasonably well treated but could have faired better with the draw so may be best watched. Christine Dunnett's Kennington could not be better berthed having drawn stall one and is better fancied than stablemate Gone'n'dunnett, who by comparison has been drawn in stall 13. Fayr Sky is less exposed than most of these and has to be considered although a bigger threat may come from Henry Hall, who has shown gradual improvement of late and comes from a yard in good from. Shrink holds solid claims on the pick of his form though and he gets the vote to resume winning ways.
Shrink 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, not much room 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Hello Roberto (9-2) at Thirsk 5f fll hcp (4) gf.
Henry Hall (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Mid-division, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Brut (9-8) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Strensall 12-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Brut (9-8) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Kennington 9-1 (10-0) Led stands' side, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Russian Rocket (9-9) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Led until over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Rosapenna (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Fayr Sky (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rapsgate (9-1) at Nottingham 5f 3yo fll hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Never Without Me 15-2 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 2l behind Namir (8-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Trick Cyclist 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 16, shd behind Namir (8-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
