led until pushed along and headed inside final 3f, weakened 2f out
raced keenly towards rear, stayed alone on inside in home straight, ridden inside final 2f, kept on
chased leaders, led inside final 3f, jinked right 2f out, kept on
held up in 5th, weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, hung left over 1f out,
always towards rear, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway stayed on
held up in rear, headway near side rail and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division, headway under pressure inside final 2f, stayed on in 3rd final furlong
always towards rear, never on terms
chased leader, chased winner over 2f out, hampered soon after, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held
Royal Regent seeks a third course victory but chaser Muroor is having a first run on the level in three years. Brazen Prince is still a maiden but drops further down the ratings and he remains unexposed along with Midnight Poppy. Ghostly won twice at Wolverhampton last month and went close on Turf in the spring but AYR EMPRESS sets the standard on her form at Hamilton this summer.
Motahassen (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Disputed lead early, raced keenly in touch, ridden and lost place from over 2f out, 10th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Sharpcliff (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Hildenley 12-1 (9-6) Disputed lead early, led after two furlongs, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 5 3/4l behind Nibras Shadow (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Royal Regent 15-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders and clear of chasing group, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Tundra (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Brazen Prince 22-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, kept on, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Tregony (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Ayr Empress (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Held up in last, headway going nicely over 2f out but soon waiting for room, not clear run and switched left well over 1f out, closed into 2nd over 1f out but over 3 lengths behind winner, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Euro Implosion (9-10) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Midnight Poppy (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Antagonize (9-11) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Ghostly 7-2fav (9-5) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Tyche (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Muroor 16-1 (10-7) Disputed lead after 1st, not fluent and headed 11th, lost place approaching 4 out, bad mistake 3 out and soon pulled up, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Castle View (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, raced freely, pushed along over 3f out, lost position over 2f out, beaten well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Temper Trap (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
The Brora Pobbles 6-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Royal Countess (9-12) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
One Last Hug 40-1 (9-9) Midfield, some headway when ridden over 2f out, switched left towards near rail over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Out Of Breath (10-13) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Oot Ma Way (FR) 14-1 (8-4) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Masque Of Anarchy (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
