held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon not clear run and switched right, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway when not clear run and switched right approaching final 2f, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
took keen hold, raced wide in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, one pace under pressure, dropped to 3rd final 75 yards
took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd travelling well over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
took keen hold, tracking leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
steadied start, held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, strongly pressed in closing stages, held on, all out
led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened rapidly, behind and eased final 2f, tailed off
towards rear, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, behind over 2f out, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside and hung right inside final 2f, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd final 75 yards and closed, just held
held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went never nearer 4th towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 2f out
NonRunner
John Gosden has won three of the last five renewals but Maverick Wave was behind runner-up Fire Fighting at the All-Weather Championships at Lingfield in March. The latter was third in this last year but stablemate Revolutionist is preferred having completed a double last month with a success at Redcar. Best Of Times and Oceanographer represent Godolphin and both should be sharper for recent reappearances though the latter’s stablemate Second Wave has not raced since winning at Wolverhampton in December. Ballydoyle’s Sir Isaac Newton has slipped down the weights but Maleficent Queen has been raised 10lb having landed a five-timer with her latest success in Listed company at Ayr. PACIFY has gone close in both starts so far this year and just failed at York last time giving plenty of weight to the winner. Ralph Beckett’s charge may come out best in this in a first-time visor. Our Channel was below par in a Group 3 at Sandown last time but could go well back in a handicap and is preferred to stable companion Battalion.
Maverick Wave (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Grendisar (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (2) pol in Mar.
Educate 16-1 (9-0) Held up in 5th, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Decorated Knight (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Battalion (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in last pair, effort on rail 3f out, soon pushed along, never reached leaders and no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind Decorated Knight (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Maleficent Queen 3-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bit over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Ayr 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in May beating More Mischief (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Revolutionist (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May beating Central Square (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Best Of Times 10-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, hampered and switched left over 1f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, not recover, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sound Advice (9-1) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Not So Sleepy 66-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced entering final 2f, driven and ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Time Test (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Noble Gift 14-1 (9-0) Led and set decent pace, clear halfway until over 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, headed final 150 yards, stayed on but one pace in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Mount Logan (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Held up in last trio, some late moderate headway, never involved, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Imshivalla (8-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Sir Isaac Newton 5-2 (9-9) Dwelt, held up and ran freely, 5th halfway, progress in straight and ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Portage (9-9) at Curragh 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Oceanographer 5-2fav (9-10) Keen close up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind Oasis Fantasy (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gd in May.
Pacify 6-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up midfield, switched left and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Nayel (8-7) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Second Wave (IRE) 13-8fav (8-10) Chased leader, led 2f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Luv U Whatever (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Arthenus 9-2 (9-3) Towards rear, reminders after 3f, pushed along and struggling halfway, soon behind, 12th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Azraff (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
What About Carlo (FR) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 3rd inside final 2f, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Imshivalla (8-6) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Our Channel (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Soon led, stayed on inside rail in straight, ridden 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind My Dream Boat (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Apr.
