keen early, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach front pair
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, never on terms
tracked leaders on inside, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, weakened inside final furlong
led, driven over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on, held near finish
in touch on inside, outpaced when switched towards outside well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge
held up mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and behind, weakened final furlong
prominent on outside, effort and every chance over 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden, gradually weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, never able to challenge
A decent field for the prize with several arriving in good form. Oloroso stepped up to this trip for the first time at Kempton on his return from a long break and had few problems making a successful handicap debut though he's 8lb higher. City Tour only ran on testing ground last season and was suited by much quicker conditions on his reappearance at Musselburgh where he finished strongly to catch Lightning Attack on the line. The latter's yard also run Pacino, who could have done without a 2lb rise for finishing 2l second at Lingfield. ATTAINMENT couldn't quite get past Magical Wish at Lingfield last week but wasn't helped by the winner intimidating him. He may be good enough to gain compensation though Pearl Of Qatar made a winning debut here in May but didn't make the expected progress.
Attainment 11-4jfav (9-1) 2nd of 8, shd behind Magical Wish (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Oloroso (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) won at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Lethal Missile (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Pacino 11-2 (9-1) 2nd of 9, 2l behind Shanghai Grace (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Axe Axelrod (USA) 9-1 (8-8) 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Arctic Sound (9-7) at Doncaster 7f (2) gs in Sep.
Azor Ahai 16-1 (9-5) 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Shanghai Grace (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
City Tour 5-2fav (9-5) won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Lightning Attack (9-6) by shd, 12 ran.
Lightning Attack 9-2 (9-6) 2nd of 12, shd behind City Tour (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Stronsay (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) 7th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Lincoln Park (10-1) at Haydock 7f (5) hvy in Oct.
Jackamundo (FR) 5-1 (9-5) 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind City Tour (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Pearl Of Qatar 20-1 (9-3) 5th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Power Link (9-3) at Newcastle 6f (5) pol in Sep.