tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish
held up, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, joined over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd
always in rear
tracked leader, joined leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
AREA FIFTY ONE makes plenty of appeal in this. Bill Muir's colt won over a shorter trip here last month before finishing runner-up at Haydock last time and today's distance shouldn't be a problem as he landed his maiden over 1m3f. Shabak Hom finally got his head back in front when scoring at Ffos Las, though the presence of an apprentice suggests he's high enough in the weights now, while stablemate Maher has also crept up the handicap despite not winning. Monster Munchie has scope to improve but needs to, while Huff And Puff has struggled since winning here in April.
Huff And Puff 6-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 30l behind Gifted Leader (8-13) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Pelham Crescent (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 12l behind Dr Livingstone (10-0) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Brouhaha 25-1 (10-0) Dwelt, in rear, raced stand side from over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Hunter Forward (9-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Area Fifty One 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, challenged over 3f out, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Dubawi Dancer (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Maher (USA) 15-8fav (9-1) Settled in rear but in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Distant Waters (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
One Lucky Lady 6-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up last, effort on outside 2f out, stayed on to modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Urban Space (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Monster Munchie (JPN) 9-4 (9-0) Tracked winner until over 5f out, chased winner again over 2f out, ridden and not much room on rail and attemped to switched right, nowhere to go over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 4, 2l behind Flying Phoenix (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Shabak Hom (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, soon shaken up, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating On The Feather (9-3) by nk, 6 ran.