made all, led steady pace, quickened 3f out, driven and kept on gamely final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden along and headway over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, was onepace final furlong
held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked winner, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
El Dececy ran an encouraging race on his reappearance at Doncaster last week and, off the same mark today, he has solid claims and gets the vote ahead of Mister Arjay and Mr Crystal. The last mentioned strictly holds Rocknest Island on running at Newcastle last week but a 9lb rise for his success there is harsh so he may be best watched. Synonymy has also paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper for his success at Warwick last time, while Rock 'n' Roller has more to do off a 3lb higher mark than when successful at Folkestone last time. Brian Ellison's Mister Arjay has shown a consistent level of form this season and should again be thereabouts but preference is for El Dececy.
Mister Arjay (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Mighty Moon (9-3) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Mr Crystal (FR) 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, headway to go 2nd over 4f out, driven to lead over 2f out, soon clear, easily, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Daylami Dreams (9-11) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
El Dececy (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Amanda Carter (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf.
Synonymy 7-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Command Marshal (9-6) by a shd, 9 ran.
Nounou 20-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 7, 38l behind Mr Crystal (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Rocknest Island (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Mr Crystal (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Rock 'n' Roller (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Held up mid-division, improved over 4f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr beating Ashmolian (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Stolen Light (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Led for one furlong, chased leaders until weakened 3f out, last of 10, well behind Red Wine (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.