went right start, hampered rival on rail, in touch on inside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, chased leaders on outer 3f out, effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken, weakened over 1f out
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up in rear, headway on inner 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up behind mid-division, good headway over 1f out on outer, ran on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, closed on leaders
in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish, always just held
tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra, faded inside final furlong
took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly towards rear, never troubled leaders from 2f out, never dangerous
hampered start, snatched up, always in rear afterwards, never a factor
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and weakened over 2f out
took keen hold towards rear, headway on rail into mid-division 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up behind mid-division, headway and not clear run well over 1f out, switched left, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
made all, stayed on gamely under pressure from over 1f out, driven out
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon in rear, eased final furlong
behind, ridden over 3f out, no headway, weakened quickly over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, no headway, one pace from over 1f out
Nonrunner
Gulf Express is better than we have seen so far but he has been handicapping himself recently with tardy starts and we prefer the claims of the progressive PROPONENT ahead of recent winners Pevensey and Young Mick. The selection progressed from his reappearance run this season when scoring fairly readily at HQ. A 7lb rise in the weights doesn't look insurmountable, and he shapes as if he will get this trip whereas he looked a bit of a non-stayer when he was immature as a youngster. Pevensey ran a much better race last time and landed a touch in this race last year, whilst Young Mick took it two years back but has had injury problems and hasn't looked near his best this season. the hat-trick seeking Ezdiyaad is unexposed and has claims, however he isn't assured to get this longer trip and a 9lb rise in the weights makes life tougher. Capable Guest is capable on his day, whilst Sugar Ray ran well in a decent York contest recently and is not handicapped out of things as it stands. Players Please will try to give it a go from the front but may find it difficult to boss this field from his draw, whilst Night Crescendo is capable of better than recent runs. Mad Rush is yet another to consider, as his recent reappearance showed that he has trained on, however it is Proponent who receives the nomination.
Jadalee (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, on wide outside 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 45l behind Macarthur (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gd in May.
Young Mick 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, effort 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 10, 11l behind Peppertree Lane (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stk (1) gd.
Ezdiyaad (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, wandered under pressure, kept on final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcap (3) gd in May beating Nanton (8-8) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Furmigadelagiusta 18-1 (9-4) Prominent, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 3l behind Luberon (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Camps Bay (USA) 13-2 (8-13) Held up, smooth headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, bumped and led inside final furlong, soon hung right, hung left and badly impeded, 2nd of 11, hd behind Ajaan (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
King Charles 9-2jt-fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 5th of 12, 3l behind Folk Opera (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.
Mad Rush (USA) 13-8fav (9-2) Mid-division, dropped to rear 6f out, headway when not clear run 3f out, switched and stayed on strongly, 2nd of 10, nk behind Punjabi (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcap (3) gf in May.
Proponent (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) In touch, switched left and driven to challenge over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in May beating Oceana Gold (8-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Night Crescendo (USA) 9-4jt-fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Eradicate (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 4f lst hcp (1) gf in May.
Coeur de Lionne (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 17l behind Mourilyan (9-1) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f hcp gf in Feb.
Strategic Mount 10-1 (9-5) Held up 7th, lost touch 3f out, soon weakened tailed off, 7th of 8, 32l behind Dansant (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.
Gulf Express (USA) 11-2 (9-7) Dwelt, soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 6l behind Folk Opera (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.
Players Please (USA) 14-1 (9-9) Led early, tracked leader to over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out, last of 15, 23l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Capable Guest (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Steadied start, some late headway, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 10l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Pevensey (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden along and headway on inner 2f out, ran on final furlong, just held, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Luberon (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Sugar Ray (IRE) 3-1fav (8-13) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Luberon (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Evident Pride (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 12l behind Hattan (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) pol in Mar.
Pinch of Salt (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Held up, headway to chase leaders 2f out, soon led, headed just over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Safari Sundowner (8-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (3) pol.
Smart Instinct (USA) 5-1 (9-0) Led, headed 2f out, chased winner until entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Emirates Skyline (9-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcap (2) gd.
Royal Jet 13-2 (9-5) Switched right from wide draw and held up towards rear, no headway final 2f, 12th of 15, 9l behind Luberon (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr '07.
Luberon 6-1 (8-7) Made all, shaken up 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May beating Pevensey (8-11) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Polish Power (GER) 13-8fav (9-4) Tracked leader, switched wide 4f out, ridden 3f out, led narrowly entering final 2f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May beating Zonergem (9-1) by 1l, 4 ran.
