raced centre, held up in mid-division, some headway under pressure towards near side over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced far side, prominent, led group 2f out until towards finish, no chance with leaders in centre
raced in centre, chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well
led near side group until 2f out, weakening when badly hampered on rail soon after, eased
raced centre, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced near side, held up, never a factor
raced near side, chased leaders, every chance in group 2f out, led group over 1f out, ran on until weakened inside final furlong
raced centre, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance well inside final furlong
prominent near side, ridden to lead that group 2f out, headed in group well over 1f out, weakening when hampered soon after
raced in centre, chased overall leader, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced in far side group, chased leaders, went 2nd in group over 1f out, kept on to lead that group towards finish, no chance with leaders in centre
raced centre, held up towards rear, never on terms
raced centre, held up and behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced near side, held up, kept on final furlong, never nearer
raced in centre, mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ran on, not pace of winner
raced near side, held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, kept on
raced far side, chased leaders, 3rd in group inside final furlong, no chance with leaders in centre
raced far side, held up and always behind
always prominent near side, led group 2f out until inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
raced far side, chased group leaders, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
raced centre, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led in centre and overall leader, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led far side group until 2f out, chased group leader until towards finish, no chance with leaders in centre
raced near side, chased leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
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Bacchus will have to defy top weight if he’s to repeat last year’s success. Spring Loaded was only ninth last year but looks to have been laid out for the race this time. He goes well on the track, loves the hurly-burly of these big-field handicaps and has a useful 5lb claimer on board so should go well at a price. Recon Mission is pitched in against older horses after making all at York last week and carries a penalty but Cape Byron is one for the short-list. Roger Varian’s charge won the Victoria Cup here six weeks ago, though there is a chance he’ll get taken off his feet over this shorter trip. Gunmetal is more than capable off this sort of mark and a similar comment applies to Summerghand while Nottingham winner Danzeno was being well backed even before Frankie’s exploits this week. However, we’ll take a chance on HEY JONESY, who only weakened close home in a Group 2 at York last time. He wasn’t beaten far in the Commonwealth Cup here last year and later went close in Listed company at Doncaster. He is having a first run in a handicap over his favoured trip and Kevin Ryan has enjoyed notable success in similar races here in the past. Vanbrugh has been in good form but may be too high in the weights now.
Bacchus 33-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten and behind, never a factor, last of 14, 28 3/4l behind Sands Of Mali (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Vanbrugh (USA) 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, gradually weakened inside final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 5l behind Safe Voyage (9-8) at Haydock 7f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Cape Byron 8-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched right 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in May beating Kynren (8-12) by nk, 26 ran.
Gifted Master (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Raced towards stand side and led this group, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11 1/4l behind On The Warpath (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Hey Jonesy (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 4l behind Invincible Army (9-8) at York 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in May.
Baron Bolt 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 6 3/4l behind Dream Of Dreams (9-5) at Windsor 6f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Dream Of Dreams (9-5) at Windsor 6f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Southern Horse (ARG) (9-1) won at Palermo 5f stks in Jan
Marnie James 16-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 19, 8 1/4l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-4) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Lake Volta (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-7) Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, stayed on when hard pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Watchable (8-11) at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Gunmetal (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-4) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Straight Right (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division far side of group, ridden 2f out, no headway, 18th of 26, 11 1/4l behind Cape Byron (9-3) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in May.
Intisaab 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 21, 4 1/2l behind Soldier's Minute (8-9) at York 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
Stone Of Destiny 8-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, held up behind, outpaced on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Watchable (8-11) at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Danzeno 15-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, quickened clear, easily, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating East Street Revue (8-8) by 6l, 7 ran.
Tis Marvellous 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd and no extra final 110 yards, 4th of 8, 4l behind Lake Volta (9-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
Perfection 5-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Forever In Dreams (8-8) at Haydock 6f lst fll (1) gf in May.
Foxtrot Lady 20-1 (9-0) Led and set steady pace, switched right to rail over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dream Of Dreams (9-5) at Windsor 6f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Soon pressing leader, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (3) pol in Apr beating Storm Over (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Soldier's Minute 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on strongly, won at York 6f hcp (2) gf in May beating Wentworth Falls (8-12) by 3l, 21 ran.
Cenotaph (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, in touch on far rail, outpaced halfway, soon lost place and behind, 9th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Mubtasim (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Apr.
Summerghand (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Close up centre, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3l behind On The Warpath (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Raucous 16-1 (9-2) Hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Apex King (8-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Watchable 8-1 (8-11) Broke well, made all, driven 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Lake Volta (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Fighting Irish (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1 fout, 5th of 6, 9 1/4l behind Brando (9-4) at Hamilton 6f stks (2) sft in Jun.
Sir Maximilian (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) In touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd in May beating Wentworth Falls (9-7) by nk, 13 ran.
Merhoob (IRE) 22-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never threatened, 12th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Flavius Titus (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Alba Power (IRE) (8-13) won at Chantilly 6f stks gs in May beating Euryale (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Recon Mission (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Made all, driven 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well when hard pressed well inside final furlong, just held on, won at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Jun beating Victory Day (8-9) by hd, 22 ran.
