tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room, switched left entering final furlong, ran on
reared at start, led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
in touch, driven over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, reminders halfway, never dangerous
outpaced, towards rear, soon chased along, some late headway, never reached challenging position
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened when entering final furlong
chased leaders to halfway
soon outpaced, behind, never a factor
A decent sprint and Hereford Boy is taken to land it with Xpres Maite and Bo McGinty put up as the alternatives. Hereford Boy won emphatically at Folkestone the other day and having already scored at this track in the past, he can make his early pace count at a track that has favoured front runners. Xpres Maite has yet to win over this trip. That said, he has won three races on the bounce. Bo McGinty completely missed the kick but obliged nonetheless just a couple of days ago. He seems to be making a bad habit of tardy starts and can ill afford it to happen here. Gallery Girl should have come on for her reappearance although this is a big ask to switch turf form straight on to fibresand. Tartatartufata needs no introduction to regulars of all-weather racing and Derek Shaw's mare will run her usual game race. Luscivious looks in the grip of the handicapper while Garstang and Tous Les Deux attempt to pot hunt some placed prize money from out of the handicap proper. Hereford Boy is definitely in form and he is selected to make a quick return to the winner's enclosure.
Xpres Maite 10-11fav (9-10) Raced keenly, led from 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over from 1f out, eased near finish, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Flying Bantam (9-2) by 9l, 6 ran.
Tartatartufata 15-2 (8-3) Dwelt badly, always behind far side, 14th of 17, 11l behind Royal Envoy (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Luscivious 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon tracking leaders, outpaced over 1f out, 9th of 14, 7l behind Geojimali (8-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Bo McGinty (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Started slowly, behind, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead post, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Apr beating Pawan (8-13) by a shd, 6 ran.
Hereford Boy 15-8fav (8-13) Waited with behind leaders, always going well, squeezed through to lead entering final furlong, shaken up, ran on, won at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr beating Corridor Creeper (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
Gallery Girl (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong until headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 6, shd behind Swift Princess (9-13) at Redcar 5f fll hcp (4) sft.
Garstang 11-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 7th of 8, 12l behind After The Show (8-6) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr.
Tous Les Deux 11-2 (8-13) In touch, ridden 2f out, one pace, 5th of 9, 4l behind Pegasus Dancer (9-1) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.