Off The Record raced far side, made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely

Damika raced far side, always prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, ran on

Fullandby raced far side, held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, ran on

Baby Strange raced far side, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on

King´s Apostle raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

Hogmaneigh raced far side, held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders

Knot In Wood raced stands' side, held up, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led that group inside final furlong, no chance with far side

Genki raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

Mutamared raced far side, held up in touch, not clear run and lost place over 1f out, never dangerous after

Special Day raced centre, held up, outpaced 2f out, rallied and edged left over 1f out, stayed on

Tajneed led centre group, ridden over 1f out, no extra

Northern Dare raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Beaver Patrol led stands' side, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Barney McGrew raced far side, chased winner until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

Prior Warning raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden and every chance that group over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Hessian raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders

Rising Shadow raced far side, held up, ridden when hampered 2f out, soon hung right and weakened

Viking Spirit raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

Gift Horse raced far side, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out

Titan Triumph raced far side, prominent, ridden and hung left 2f out, weakened over 1f out

Bonus chased leaders stands' side over 4f

Hinton Admiral raced stands' side, with leader 4f, soon ridden and weakened

Galeota raced centre, chased leaders over 4f

Fantasy Believer slowly into stride, raced centre, soon prominent, weakened 2f out

Our Faye raced stands' side, chased leaders 4f

A sprint to treat with caution for a number of reasons. There was not the flat-out pace associated with most of these heritage handicap sprints and the field initially split into three groups and a single-figure draw was disadvantageous, never going the pace of the more populated midtrack bunch, which was led by Off The Record. The drying ground also counted against many of these who had top form with cut in the ground and the principals all looked high enough in the handicap for good runs.

OFF THE RECORD is not the first sprinter to struggle through his three-year-old career, especially as he hit the gates running on the Fibresand to soar to a high mark. He reworked plenty of form here but deserves an equal amount of credit for this effort beacause he was running into a headwind when others had cover. He saw out this tough test well. Connections are thinking about dropping back down to 5f for the Dash at Epsom and this half-brother to Moorehouse Lad, who similarly improved at five to win the Group 3 King George at Goodwood, is one to keep on the right side of.

Damika edged up the ratings in defeat last time which proved most costly here as he again put in a strong effort which only just failed. His rating limits his opportunities outside these big handicaps.

Fullandby did not get the run of the race in that he pulled hard in a pocket against the moderate pace for this sprint distance. He got slightly outpaced as the tempo increased, being ridden along past halfway before sticking ongamely.

Baby Strange has hinted at refinding his good juvenile form and continues to do so. He is versatile but these conditions were not guaranteed to play to his strengths. He attacked down the midtrack wide outside of the main bunch without quite threatening to get to the principals.

King's Apostle showed good all-round pace and is one to note as he was making his seasonal reappearance against racefit rivals. He kept on well after looking in trouble into the final 2f as they kicked for home. His 7lb rise for his backend win may not stop him adding to his successes this year.

Knot In Wood should be rated better than the bare form as he conspicuously did best of the disadvantaged low numbers. As he was also settled off the pace, his run in the final 2f should not be understimated as he also hung left towardsthe main group. While he has just come up short of Listed standard, he looks a readymade winner of a similar prize to this.

Mutamared could not add to his great record in this race, having won it two years ago and finished second last year. He still looks to need more relief from the handicapper.

Special Day did some strong running through the final 2f from an unpromising position at the back of the small group between the other two. She looks to be progressing towards another overdue win.

Tajneed was not disgraced with conditions going against him. He showed speed but, as a mile winner, did not have the all-round fierce pace that would have suited better on easier ground.

Beaver Patrol, 12lb higher than for last year's win, stood no chance with his railside draw but he battled away up with the pace and remains in good heart if difficult to place to advantage.

*Hinton Admiral was reported to have hung left. Knot In Wood was reported to have suffered interference and Northern Dare was reported to have hung left throughout. (BJ)

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