held up behind leaders, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
prominent, ridden along 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, headway over 3f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, lost place after 6f, never dangerous
mid-division, headway on inner over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on same pace
always rear division
in touch, reminders over 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden along over 3f out, driven and one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
Not a race to be too excited about, but from a shortlist of Silver Seeker, Hi Dancer and Stoop To Conquer, the first mentioned is the selection. Silver Seeker is one of the elder statesmen of the 15 scheduled to go to post, and was a course and distance winner just last month, in a higher grade race. Expect him to come from off the pace. Stoop To Conquer is in with a shout; although he's not won a race since March last year. He's been rested for 49 days after a fairly busy schedule and has to carry top weight. He could be the one to set the pace. Pat Haslam's runner Hi Dancer has been knocking on the door recently, including when second here to Silver Seeker last month. With the weights now slightly in his favour he could reverse the placings, but we expect the form to be confirmed, with Silver Seeker again first home.
Silver Seeker (USA) 5-6fav (9-7) Tracked leader and keen, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Kyber (9-2) at Musselburgh 2m app hcp (5) gf.
McQueen (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 17l behind Directa's Digger (8-6) at Haydock 1m 6f hcap (5) gd in May.
Hi Dancer 8-1 (8-3) Held up mid-division, ridden along and headway on inner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Silver Seeker (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Let It Be 9-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Sendali (8-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Wulimaster (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, mid-division over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 11l behind Bolckow (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf.
Osteopathic Care (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 29l behind Moonquake (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs.
Sendali (FR) 16-1 (8-6) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, driven to lead 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating Cavendish (9-10) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Parchment (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden along over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Alasoun (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f sll (6) gf.
Dance Sauvage 16-1 (8-1) Towards rear, slipped up over 5f out and fell in race won by Silver Seeker (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May, 15 ran.
Firestorm (IRE) 28-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, struggling from 6f out, 5th of 7, 16l behind Directa's Digger (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Able Dara 100-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 8l behind Silver Seeker (8-2) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Compton Commander 50-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, effort over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17l behind Cavendish (9-4) at Catterick 2m hcap (6) gd in May.
Monte Pattino (USA) 250-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and weakened over 4f out, last of 11, 49l behind North Parade (8-9) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd in May.
Stoop To Conquer 33-1 (8-8) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Red Wine (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in May.
Treetops Hotel (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always in rear, behind final 5f, 9th of 12, 36l behind Wizard Looking (11-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt hcp (6) pol in May.