held up in rear, headway and hung right from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung right under pressure from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, making headway when not much room over 2f out, soon ridden and hampered and weakened soon after
pulled hard early, prominent, pushed along 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression when lost second inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
made all, well in and over 1f out, ran on strongly, ridden out
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, lost second over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch until outpaced and lost place over 2f out, rallied under pressure to take second inside final furlong but never any chance with easy winner
in touch on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind, ridden and struggling halfway
In the opener, Spanish Bounty is selected ahead of Firestreak and Raven's Pass. Spanish Bounty's Class 2 win at Newmarket last time - on which fom he holds Aaim To Storm - rates as very solid in the context of this contest and he can go well in an interesting Listed race. Firestreak looked good when scoring on his Sandown debut, while Midships did the job well when scoring on his Newbury debut. Mister Hardy looked promising earlier in the campaign but needs to leave a disappointing Epsom run behind him if he is to feature today, while Montagne d'Or overcame greenness to score on his Catterick debut and is entitled to build on that. Raven's Pass also did the job nicely on his debut and Unnefer stepped up on his debut to win over seven furlongs at Newmarket last time. In truth, there are plenty that could be given claims in this race with our selection being Spanish Bounty.
Aaim To Storm (USA) 6-4fav (8-13) Led stands side group and overall leader, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, hd behind Silver Wind (8-11) at Folkestone 6f nov med aut stk (4) gf.
Firestreak 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, won at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun beating Donegal (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Midships (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Made all, unchallenged, won at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jun beating Alwaabel (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
Mister Hardy 4-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly over 2f out, 11th of 13, 16l behind Declaration of War (9-0) at Epsom 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gs in Jun.
Montagne d'Or (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, won at Catterick 7f 2yo aut (5) gs beating Shannersburg (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Raven's Pass (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf beating Always Ready (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran.
Spanish Bounty 14-1 (9-5) Made all, quickened over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure, won at Newmarket 6f nov stk (2) gf beating Captain Brilliance (8-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Unnefer (FR) 9-4 (9-3) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jun beating Mujaadel (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Wigram's Turn (USA) 9-4fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Vhujon (9-6) at Salisbury 6f 2yo aut (4) gf.
Bellalatino (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 8l behind The Betchworth Kid (9-3) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf.
