held up in touch, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd close home, not reach winner
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on gamely when slightly hampered inside final furlong, lost 2 places close home
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, driven out
always in rear, outpaced final 3f, never dangerous
raced keenly, close up, ridden 3f out, effort over 2f out, no extra and weakened quickly over 1f out
held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, kept on from over 1f out but never nearer
behind, headway 2f out to chase leaders, stayed on inside final furlong to snatch 2nd post, not reach winner
behind, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
mid-division, headway 2f out to chase leaders, no extra over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Gringo was a shade unlucky last time and can get back on track, with Glistening, Consular and Instructor all making for a decent contest. Those who backed Gringo at York a fortnight ago were counting their losses well before the finish as Oscar Urbina appeared to overdo the waiting tactics on the inside in the race won by Luberon. Also, despite the relatively small field, Urbina somehow encountered traffic problems before pulling his mount out and finishing best of all. Kevin Darley takes over now, and the Barry Hills-trained four-year-old is taken to make amends in receipt of plenty of weight from Glistening. The latter is out to justify his position at the head of the Ebor market, and a good run today should put him spot on for York, but he too should go well here in a bid to put his luckless run at Ascot to rest. Nicky Mackay brought him too wide into the straight, and he went down by a head to Young Mick. He meets that rival on a pound better terms and can go close despite topweight. However, Consular had Young Mick further behind when landing Haydock's Old Newton Cup and will surely make his presence felt, especially if getting into the lead on the home turn. Instructor should go well of a fair weight, while Croon deserves his place in the line-up but has a 6lb penalty to overcome. Gringo remains in fine fettle and granted luck in running, can return to winning ways.
Glistening 4-1fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, switched left over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 19, hd behind Young Mick (8-8) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Consular 16-1 (8-8) Chased leader, led over 3f out, kept on well, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) gf beating Ouninpohja (9-10) by 1l, 16 ran.
Young Mick 11-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 6th of 16, 8l behind Consular (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) gf.
Hawridge Prince 20-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 16, 7l behind Mikao (8-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Bahar Shumaal (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, 15th of 17, 13l behind Hinterland (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcap (2) gf.
Wingman (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) In touch, driven and stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 6l behind Warsaw Pact (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Royal Jet 7-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Luberon (9-0) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Gringo 7-2jt-fav (8-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, not much room and switched right entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Luberon (9-0) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Instructor 7-1 (9-5) Stumbled start, led, headed 8f out, remained prominent, led again 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Pevensey (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Crime Scene (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon faded, 11th of 14, 11l behind Formal Decree (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Croon 3-1jt-fav (10-0) Prominent, chased leaders going well over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Madhavi (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
