held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, driven 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
led steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
tracked leader, ridden along 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind leaders, pushed along over 3f out, driven and one pace final furlong
A poor turnout for this decent prize and Dark Charm is selected ahead of Zaif and Torrens. Richard Fahey's eight-year-old showed he was no back number when chasing home King Of The Moors at Redcar last time out. With ground and trip in his favour again a big run is expected. Top-weight Zaif is a rare Beverley runner for David Elsworth. The stable is in good form and this one could be spot on following two modest runs this season. Torrens has just run out of steam in the closing stages of his last two races and may want to drop a furlong or so. However in this company he should still be in the shake up. Sir Arthur is not badly treated on the pick of his form and he may do best of the others, but our idea of the winner is Dark Charm.
Zaif (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader to 5f out, stayed prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Nosferatu (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Just Observing 17-2 (8-10) Held up and keen, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind Luna Landing (8-10) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcap (3) gf.
Sir Arthur (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 15, 6l behind Greek Well (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcap (4) gd.
Dark Charm (FR) 6-1 (9-2) In touch, reminders after 2f, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on under pressure, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind King of The Moors (8-11) at Redcar 1m 1f hcap (5) gd in May.
Bessemer (JPN) 20-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 15, 7l behind Million Percent (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcap (6) gf in May.
Torrens (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sound of Nature (9-4) at Leicester 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in May.