slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on final 50yds
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
midfield, outpaced over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression
led at decent pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
midfield, switched left to challenge going okay over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, bumped by rival inside final furlong, kept on final 100yds
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, always doing enough
close up, nudged along to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100yds
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Tangled won twice here in 2020 and has gradually slipped to a winnable mark. Eligible gained his first victory for three years at Pontefract and has only been raised 3lb while MONSIEUR JUMBO scored on Tapeta at Newcastle and has been racing at a slightly higher level. He just gets the nod over Head Chef, who has been progressing gradually and landed a Ripon handicap a fortnight ago. Master Richard won a Kempton handicap in November and was only beaten a nose at Doncaster but Motarajel has raced at a lower level the last twice.
Tangled (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Keen towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 5l behind Le Reveur (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Silver Dust (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Keen towards rear, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 13 1/2l behind Havana Party (8-12) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Eligible (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along and headway on inner approaching final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in May beating Carnival Zain (9-6) by nk, 8 ran.
Monsieur Jumbo (FR) 14-1 (9-2) Steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in last pair, driven inside final 2f, headway out wide over 1f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Kitsune Power (9-5) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Master Richard 7-1 (9-8) Prominent and keen, close up when ridden over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 14, shd behind She's The Danger (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Motarajel 7-1 (9-11) Mid-division, going ok when not clear run 2f out, in clear and ridden on rail 1f out, every chance inside last, no extra, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Rocket Dancer (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Grifter 12-1 (9-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Rich King (9-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Head Chef (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Prominent on outer, going best when shaken up over 2f out, ridden and made sustained challenge from over 1f out, kept on well to lead inside final 150yds, won at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating May Punch (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Flippin' Eck (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Rollajam (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
