slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, shaken up to lead just inside final furlong, pushed out final furlong and held on well
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, driven and every chance approaching final furlong, unable to quicken inside final furlong
slowly away, towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, one pace
settled in 3rd place, went second 3f out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway on outer under pressure 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
keen, soon tracked leader, led 6f out, headed 3f out, weakening when squeezed out over 1f out
led for 6f out, chased leader for 3f out, weakened rapidly
Nonrunner
We will shortlist three here - namely, The Prince, Barton Sands and Ocean Of Storms - and select Barton Sands. The selection fares well on adjusted ratings here and, while that is not always the best way of approaching these races, he comes into this contest in reasonable heart, ran pretty well at this track two runs ago, and seems to hold fair claims. The Prince will be the percentage call for many punters, though, for this 15-times winner is often competitive at this level these days and comes out best of all on the adjusted official ratings. Ocean Of Storms, who was rated 76 when second in a Goodwood handicap last July, holds a clear chance on that form now he has returned from Dubai. Of the others, Fen Gypsy, although disappointing of late, holds claims based on last summer's form, similar comments applying to Retirement. Omaha City might not be the force of old but he can still go well on his day, as the best of last summer's form can testify, while Tiffin Deano might improve for the step up in trip tonight, and Cayman Colony showed improvement last time out, although he'll have to produce more of the same tonight to feature. One who does not have to find quite as much is Barton Sands, and he is our selection in the claimer.
The Prince 8-11fav (9-7) Made all, ridden entering final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m clm (6) gf in May beating Mystic Man (9-7) by 3/4l, 3 ran.
Barton Sands (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) In touch, effort when switched left over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd last stride, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Habanero (10-2) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gf.
Retirement 9-4fav (8-5) Tracked leaders, led 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, 8th of 12, 21l behind Summerise (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol.
Omaha City (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along 5f out, no headway final 2f, 7th of 10, 15l behind Giocoso (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) gd.
Rathmullan 33-1 (10-5) Went right start, always behind, 15th of 18, 16l behind Stamford Blue (10-8) at Salisbury 7f amt clm stk (5) gf.
Tiffin Deano (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Speed Dial Harry (9-5) at Folkestone 5f 3yo clm (6) sft in Apr.
Ali Bruce 9-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 11l behind Blue Java (8-6) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd.
