switched right start, always towards rear
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
held up, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and kept on same pace and lost two places inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, eased towards finish
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
close up, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide held up, headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
NonRunner
The Curragh winner Mashhoor is preferred to Longbourn and the returning Ever Present of the Irish runners. Cemhaan is on a roll and is likely to have his ground again while Brilliant Light has won over this trip on the all-weather, though a recent victory at Ripon came over 1m2f. JUST FINE, owned by The Queen, looks to have been laid out for this by Sir Michael Stoute. He still made a promising reappearance at York despite missing the break and finding trouble in-running. Sir Rumi often flatters to deceive but Contact has an excellent strike-rate and arrives on a hat-trick while Moktasaab is worth another try over this trip. Stay Well is another worth a second look and beat Candleford at Kempton in the autumn, though the latter is now 4lb better off. Trawlerman made a winning start in handicaps at Chelmsford and won on fast going at Pontefract last year so should give Frankie a good ride from what looks a decent draw.
Chichester 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, never on terms, 6th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Master Of The Seas (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Mashhoor 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on inner to lead under 2f out, soon ridden and drew clear inside final furlong, won at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in May beating Safecracker (9-0) by 4l, 19 ran.
Kenzai Warrior (USA) 9-4 (9-1) Tracked winner throughout, pushed along over 2f out, came wide in home straight, stayed on under pressure inside furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Fox Tal (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Cap Francais 11-2 (9-3) Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Royal Champion (9-2) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Trawlerman (IRE) 11-5fav (9-5) Wore hood to post, raced wide, held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders 2f out, hung left and went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and sustained challenge final furlong, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr beating U S S Michigan (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Kelly's Dino (FR) 50-1 (9-4) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Contact (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Just Fine (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, edging left when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Gaassee (9-0) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Moktasaab 5-2fav (9-2) Mid-division out wide, pushed along over 2f out, soon edged left and no great headway, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Royal Champion (9-2) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Stay Well 3-1 (9-6) Front mid-division, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and pressed leader 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, edged right inside last and well held by winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Forest Falcon (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Brilliant Light 7-2 (9-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May beating Fishable (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Longbourn (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Soon led, ridden over 1f out and soon pressed, headed inside final 150 yards and no extra close home, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Hale Bopp (9-9) at Naas 1m hcp gd in May.
Contact (IRE) 10-3 (8-8) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May beating Universal Order (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Gold Maze 50-1 (9-9) Raced keenly in mid division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Juan De Montalban (9-4) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Sir Rumi (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Cemhaan (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
Cemhaan 10-3fav (8-7) Keen, tracked leader 2f, close up, led 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in May beating Revolver (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Candleford (IRE) 5-6fav (8-9) Led, headed over 10f out, handy on inside, switched right and effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Coltrane (9-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
State Of Bliss (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along and starting to lose place when hampered approaching final 2f, 5th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Midnights Legacy (9-1) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Ajero (IRE) 3-1 (10-2) Held up in touch, going well when not clear run from over 2f out until over 1f out, ran on and went 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Sea The Casper (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Ever Present (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Mid-division, dropped to 18th 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, soon ridden, went 6th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gd in Sep beating Ciel D'afrique (8-10) by 1/2l, 23 ran.
