held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, rapid headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, effort approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
mid-division, effort over 2f out, ridden, soon weakened
keen, prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
pulled hard, chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, never troubled leaders
Convince has more on his plate today than in the past but if putting his best hoof forward can win it at the expense of Plateau and Flying Bantam. The selection was in winning form at Leicester last time out and now carries a six pound penalty for his troubles. All his efforts have been fair ones so far this season and the stable are having a purple patch at the moment so all their runners are well worth noting. Plateau carries top weight but looked like coming back to near his best when third of eighteen at Newmarket last time out. He can be a little in and out though and cannot be entirley trusted to repeat that effort. Flying Bantam is a more consistant type and was in winning form at Thirsk last month, he has since put in a couple of bold bids so he cannot be ruled out. But for the winner we return to Convince who we feel can shrug off his penalty.
Plateau 33-1 (8-5) Held up, good headway approaching final furlong, kept on well, 3rd of 18, 3l behind Grizedale (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
High Ambition 3-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Cativo Cavallino (8-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Flying Bantam (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Dispol Isle (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (5) gf.
Out For A Stroll 12-1 (8-6) Held up, headway on outside over 4f out, shaken up and edge left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind My Michelle (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Moon Forest (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, always held, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Stamford Blue (10-1) at Chepstow 6f app hcp (6) gd.
Mugeba 15-2 (8-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 6l behind Owed (9-3) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Dictatrix 18-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 17l behind Linda Green (9-4) at Bath 6f fll hcp (5) gd.
Convince (USA) 10-1 (8-7) Steady start, some progress over 2f out, no extra, 11th of 14, 8l behind The Gaikwar (8-5) at Chepstow 1m hcap (5) gd.