soon steadied, held up in rear, headway and switched left 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression towards finish
soon led, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, in command towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, driven 2f out, no headway, well beaten final furlong
led early, tracked winner, strong challenge under pressure from 2f out, no impression towards finish
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, soon drifted right, stayed on towards finish, no impression
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, never going pace to challenge
Nonrunner
Standpoint is the solid starting point but we'll give QANOON another chance to confirm the promise of his debut by taking this. As a three-year-old our pick has to buck the trend of older horses taking this contest but we're hopeful he can, despite having to bounce back from a costly defeat at Ayr last time. The colt was slowly away that day having sweated up beforehand and the run is best forgotten, especially as that unconventional track may've also added to his downfall. We'd prefer to look at his impressive Newmarket debut and the form of that race suggests he should be up to winning races off this rating of 87, and this one isn't particularly strong. Standpoint will do for many here and it's easy enough to see why, as recent efforts have been consistent and he deserves to pick up a prize. The trouble is he's crept up to a career-high mark despite having only an average maiden win to his name and we feel he may be found out by his own consistency for the time being. Wise Dennis is thrown in on old form and has placed off this mark of 82 this term, but his latest effort was below-par and he's not won since 2008. When last racing on the flat Soccerjackpot won an above-average claimer but he's been pulled up over timber in both starts since and arrives under a cloud, so Kay Gee Bee may be a more potent threat to the principles. Another consistent type, he's not won for almost three years but drops in class here and is also dropping in the ratings. Baylini is hard to win with and has plenty to do at the weights and Tinshu saves her best turf efforts for Windsor, so we're happy to return to Qanoon, the only horse with untapped potential.
Tinshu (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 14l behind Reve De Nuit (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tartan Gunna (8-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Wise Dennis 16-1 (8-11) Always behind, 11th of 14, 9l behind Submariner (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jun.
Standpoint 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Mac's Power (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Qanoon (USA) Evensfav (8-8) Slowly away, behind, driven halfway, soon under pressure and beaten, 5th of 7, 7l behind Breakheart (8-2) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Baylini 8-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 11, 6l behind Seasonal Cross (8-9) at Newmarket 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.
Soccerjackpot (USA) 1-6fav (9-6) Made all, pushed out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol in Jan beating Bolodenka (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 2 ran.
Red Somerset (USA) 33-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on to 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 3l behind Clockmaker (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
