chased leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
chased leader, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards
raced keenly tracking leaders, going well over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken out wide over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly away, held up off the pace in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never going pace to get on terms
raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards
NonRunner
Gustav Graves finished well ahead of Glorious Charmer when scoring over track and trip and is penalised while Gherkin won at Kempton before going close at Windsor. Martineo won at this level here in January but RED ALERT (NAP) also drops back down in class after struggling in a Class 4 contest and Tony Carroll’s charge gets another chance on his earlier good form at the track. Capla Spirit is another with a shout though was due to run at Chelmsford yesterday.
Red Alert 10-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Nationwide (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Freedom Flyer (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, led, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 13th of 14, 14 3/4l behind King Of Tonga (9-1) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Decision Maker (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Drish Hero (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Gherkin 9-2 (9-7) Took keen hold, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway and close up over 1f out, kept on same pace towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Vape (9-8) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Martineo 50-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, 8th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Intervention (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Steelriver (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 7th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Silver Dollar (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Gustav Graves 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, took keen hold, smooth headway in between horses over 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Astrophysics (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Glorious Charmer 20-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Gustav Graves (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Capla Spirit 8-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 13, 2l behind Patsy Fagan (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.