held up in last pair, never a factor
held up in 6th, some headway and pushed along on inside over 3f out, never reached leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased in closing stages
held up in 5th, pushed along 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th last 75 yards and kept on, never going pace to reach leading pair
soon led, headed 2f out, chased winner, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra in 3rd final 135 yards
led early, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, kept on well
tracked leading pair until halfway, chased leaders, reminders over 3f out, driven along and outpaced 2f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd final 135 yards, not reach winner
took keen hold tracking leading trio, went 3rd halfway, switched right over 2f out, ridden and lost 3rd over 1f out, hung left and one pace inside final furlong, lost 4th final 75 yards
Sharp Lookout and Protected have sufficiently useful maiden form to be of interest despite heading the weights, although there must be a slight concern about the former's readiness after a 216-day break. Something was obviously very wrong with Jelly Fish when tailed off on his Brighton reappearance after being supported into favouritism. Clearly better than that, hopefully he can put that run behind him and will contend if doing so. Castle Combe should also deliver a sound account but is probably where the handicapper wishes him to be and SHERSTON is preferred in an interesting contest. He has yet to really build on the promise of his juvenile form but did not perform too badly at Carlisle just five days ago and maybe the application of first-time blinkers can do the trick off a tempting mark for his in-form yard.
Sharp Lookout 20-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, headway and edged left entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Chinotto (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Protected 5-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Alketios (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Jelly Fish 2-1fav (9-7) Held up in touch, pushed along, over 4f out, soon hard ridden, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, well behind Tears of The Sun (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Castle Combe (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Pressed leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Golden Journey (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Haleo 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 15l behind Cape Caster (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Aurelia Cotta (IRE) 5-1fav (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 21l behind Suni Dancer (8-2) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Sherston 7-2 (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Incurs Four Faults (8-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Tunnel Tiger (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Woodbridge (8-9) at Goodwood 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
