chased winner, ridden 4f out, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten
behind, ridden 4f out, kept on final 2f, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, smooth headway to track winner over 3f out, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, no impression approaching final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, edged left inside final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, kept on when not much room inside final furlong, held on for 3rd
behind, driven over 3f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
A maiden lacking strength in depth and Murbek is selected ahead of Tartan Tie and Golden Wave. It's a long way to come for nothing so Michael Jarvis' looks to have found a perfect opportunity for the 84 rated horse to break his duck. He seems effective on any surface and sets the standard. Front running Tartan Tie has done all his work on a fast surface. Mark Johnston's team are a little in-and-out at the moment so the market is best watched. Golden Wave cost 150000 guineas and struggled when pitched in at a low level at Wolverhampton. More is required here. Darley Stud castoff, Music Review made an encouraging debut at Newcastle but has not been seen out since April. Ninetyninetreble looked capable of winning a race when finishing a close-up second at Wolverhampton on debut. His subsequent efforts have disappointed. Still Dreaming is a relatively cheap Singspiel purchase while Adare was well supported in two National Hunt Flat races and could literally be anything on introduction to the summer game. Murbek's form makes him difficult to oppose and he is likely to be priced accordingly.
Adare (GER) 7-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, effort over 2f out, once pace under pressure, 4th of 14, 6l behind Oscar Gogo (10-9) at Kelso 2m nhf (5) gf (N.Hunt).
Ninetyninetreble (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Always in rear, pushed along over 3f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Aegis (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn stk (5) fbs.
Fortuitous (IRE) Tobougg gelding out, half-brother to the winning miler Nizzolino.
Murbek (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Pipedreamer (9-0) at Goodwood 1m mdn stk (5) gd.
Tartan Tie 11-2 (9-3) Led, ridden over 3f out, soon headed and gradually weakened, 4th of 7, 10l behind Massive (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Golden Wave (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Towards rear, good late progress, 5th of 13, 8l behind Gulf Express (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr.
Music Review 40-1 (8-6) Dwelt, towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Nadawat (8-9) at Newcastle 1m mdn fll (5) gd in Apr.
Still Dreaming Singspiel filly out of 7f-1m4f winner Three Green Leaves.