pulled hard and soon prominent, every chance from 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, switched right and not clear run from over 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, ran on
always behind
tracked leaders, keen hold, hard ridden to challenge well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon no impression
pulled hard in rear, never dangerous
behind, headway over 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
led, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, staying on gamely when headed close home
held up in rear, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, never on terms
held up mid-division, keen hold, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, reminders over 5f out, headway on inside from over 1f out, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, raced keenly, never dangerous
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well, never nearer
tracked leaders, keen hold, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A tough race to call for punters but it is hard to escape the improvement made by HATTON FLIGHT and Andrew Balding's runner is taken to continue that winning run at the main expense of top weight Sugar Ray. Hatton Flight has won four of his last five races and has gone up 29lbs as a result. That has just managed to get him into this valuable contest, he acts on any ground and comes from a yard in tremendous form, so with C&D winning form to add confidence we'll not desert him now. Sugar Ray is another C&D scorer and Sir Michael Stoute's colt has a good strike rate with three wins from eight outings. This looks a fair mark and he is very much respected. Young Mick is in decent form after a good run in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock last time. He absolutely loves it here with four C/D wins and despite not winning for almost two years now you couldn't rule him out. Luberon is up 6lb for a classy York win and now the yard is going better he can be relied upon to put in another big effort here. All The Good is up 4lb for winning here last season and fitness need not be an issue with the yard in form, King's Head is very interesting after a good performance last time, while Bureaucrat is not ruled out after a 4lb rise for winning at Epsom over the trip.
Sugar Ray (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Made all, stayed on gamely under pressure from over 1f out, driven out, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun beating Mad Rush (9-2) by a nk, 19 ran.
Dansili Dancer 8-1 (9-9) In touch, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 20l behind Luberon (8-7) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Young Mick 16-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.
Ladies Best 4-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leading pair 2f out, soon hung badly left, chased winner final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Emirates Skyline (9-10) at Epsom 1m 2f hcap (2) gd in Jun.
All The Good (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Sept beating Ladies Best (8-8) by a nk, 13 ran.
Camps Bay (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.
Profit's Reality (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Made all, challenged from well over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Candle (9-12) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Pevensey (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 7l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.
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.
Players Please (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 19, 15l behind Sugar Ray (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Pippa Greene 8-1 (9-0) Soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 18l behind Mad Rush (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) sft.
Bureaucrat 11-1 (8-13) Mid-division, steady progress over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun beating Bandama (8-13) by a hd, 15 ran.
John Terry (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) In touch, ridden approaching 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Sahrati (9-2) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Royal Jet 25-1 (9-9) Held up behind, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 10l behind Hunting Country (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Hatton Flight 5-2fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven out, won at Ascot 1m 4f app hcp (4) gs beating Sir Duke (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
King's Head (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 3/4l behind Bureaucrat (8-13) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Tifernati 6-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Profit's Reality (9-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
