held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
always in rear, tailed off when fell over 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner
always behind
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
started slowly, in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous
led, set strong pace, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened final furlong
held up in third behind clear leading pair, ridden well over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd close home
held up, ridden over 1f out, no real progress
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, unchallenged
This looks wide-open but Majeed was a surprise winner at Windsor and is possibly better over slightly shorter distances. Koeman went up 4lb after winning over course and distance two weeks ago and is now on a career-high mark as is MACHINE LEARNER, successful over 1m6f here earlier. But the latter will handle any give in the ground so is taken to land this under Fran Berry. Humble Hero is slightly better off than when third to Majeed at Windsor and may not have stayed 2m at York subsequently. Both of his wins have come over this trip and he could find a little improvement in first-time blinkers. West Coast Flyer is an all-weather specialist but Maori Bob won at Windsor and Doncaster last month and Twin Star is another with a chance on the pick of his form.
Eddystone Rock (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Steadied start, behind, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure, never a threat, 9th of 17, 7 1/2l behind Dash Of Spice (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Majeed 16-1 (9-1) Held up well off the pace in rear, good headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right, stayed on, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Sofia's Rock (9-7) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Twin Star (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, 2nd again and edged right 3f out, every chance when bumped and hampered 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Fire Fighting (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Machine Learner 12-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well towards finish, won at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating White Desert (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Koeman 10-1 (9-12) Held up off the pace in 5th out, headway over 2f out, led and hung right over 1f out, soon straightened and stayed on, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Bajan Gold (8-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Nicholas T 8-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Dubai Horizon (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Humble Hero (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Last to break, held up in last, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on, unable to challenge front pair, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Northwest Frontier (9-2) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Maori Bob (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Hasanoanda (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
West Coast Flyer 7-2 (9-7) Steadied start, held up last, headway over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Age Of Wisdom (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Genetics (FR) 4-6fav (9-2) Slow into stride soon tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Oasis Fantasy (9-5) by nk, 5 ran.
Reshoun (FR) 7-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, struggling over 4f out, 11th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Benadalid (8-0) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Theglasgowwarrior 3-1 (10-1) In rear, headway over 1f out, soon not much room, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Good Time Ahead (9-7) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
