dwelt, soon chased leader until 7f out, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 4f out, no chance after, soon behind, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, eased
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, chased leaders on outside and edged left 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, close up, tracked leader over 7f out, led going well and hung left from 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in last pair, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon hung left, went 2nd final furlong, no impression on winner
held up, headway over 6f out, ridden and struggling over 2f out
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, close up until shuffled back and lost place over 7f out, headway on inside 4f out, good run on inside and hard ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on
held up in rear, headway on inside from 2f out, switched left and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Shut The Bar will do very well to win off a mark of 80 and a chance is taken on the fitness of RUN FOR EDE'S to out point Sequillo and Some Sunny Day. The selection is a course and distance winner on good to soft ground and hopefully today's conditions are not too quick. He has gone well fresh in the past so he should be in the mix with Ian Mongan doing the steering. Sequillo is from a yard that does very well here and he is another who has course form. He has won over slightly shorter but there is every chance he will stay, his stable is still going very well too. Hayley Turner is an eye catching jockey booking on Some Sunny Day and he is another who should be in the shake up with a satisfactory seasonal pipe opener under his belt. Shut The Bar is a very game and genuine horse but a mark of 80 seems harsh and is probably best watched and so Run For Ede's is the selection.
Shut The Bar 10-1 (9-8) Dwelt, tracked leaders over 7f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar beating Mongoose Alert (9-13) by nk, 12 ran.
Sequillo 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 18l behind Luc Jordan (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Rebel Dancer (FR) (9-3) last of 15, 5l behind Bord A Bord (8-11) at Saint-cloud(FR) 1m 2f 4yo hcp sft in May '09.
Norman The Great 28-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3l behind Hollow Green (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Goodwood Starlight (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in chasing group, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Hawridge Star (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Apr.
Run For Ede's 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, headway and went in touch halfway, ridden 3f out, soon hung left and weakened, 13th of 14, 20l behind Rockfella (8-7) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Morar 66-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, wide straight, never a factor, 12th of 15, 16l behind Ermyn Lodge (8-10) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Etruscan (IRE) 15-8 (9-7) Chased leading pair until 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 21l behind Abayaan (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Some Sunny Day 8-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5l behind Antigua Sunrise (9-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Apr.
Turjuman (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Held up, headway 5f out to track leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened and edged right over 1f out, 11th of 14, 16l behind Aurorian (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
