steadied and went left start, bit keen in close 3rd, went 2nd 8f out, led 4f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, stayed on strongly to assert inside final furlong
held up in last pair, pushed along carried head high and and went moderate 3rd over 2f out, hung right and weakened into 4th over 1f out
slightly hampered start, raced wide early and soon led, pushed along and headed 4f out, lost 2nd 3f out, soon ridden in 3rd, weakened over 2f out
raced keenly, led briefly, tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, pushed along after halfway, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders on inside, switched out before halfway, went 2nd 3f out, challenged 2f out, disputing lead and every chance until no extra inside final furlong
held up last, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, switched out turning in, soon chasing leaders, went moderate 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo
Ryan Moore has a strong book of rides and THE WHIPMASTER is another with leading claims. The latter won a decent handicap at Windsor to land a four-timer and can defy a further rise in the weights given the ease of that success. Juan De Montalban remains 9lb higher than an earlier course and distance success when Protected Guest was well beaten while Commonsensical remains in fine form but is 8lb higher than when winning the Cumberland Plate at Carlisle last month. Jeremiah will be sharper for a recent comeback and is preferred to Merlin's Beard of the rest.
Juan De Montalban (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 14th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Get Shirty (9-6) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Protected Guest 80-1 (9-6) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 17th of 19, dist behind Coltrane (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Jeremiah 40-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, closer out wide in mid-division turning in, chased leaders going well 3f out, hung right and ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Arqoob (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Commonsensical 6-1 (10-1) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, then left approaching final furlong, headed narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Adjuvant (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
The Whipmaster (IRE) 11-4 (8-6) In touch in rear, wide and good headway to lead over 1f out, soon clear, pushed out, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (2) gf in Jun beating Old Port (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Merlin's Beard 8-1 (8-7) Close up, pushed along and headway to chase winner entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Soapy Stevens (8-7) at Chester 2m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
