towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced, never dangerous
prominent, weakened over 3f out
dwelt, towards rear and pushed along, ridden and headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, kept on
led early, prominent, ridden and and weakened over 1f out
prominent in 3rd, led briefly inside final furlong, lost 2nd place towards finish
towards rear and pushed along, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
Al Muheer is capable on his day but it's hard to tell when that will be while other old stagers like Copperwood and Fathsta are equally unreliable but still pop-up on occasions. Multiple course winner Shadowtime doesn't look the force of old nowadays but another prolific winner at this track, POLISH WORLD, looks on a tempting mark. He's dropped 10lb since last year's win at Newcastle and it could be his turn again today. Relight My Fire is a dual course and distance winner but in easier races than this though Consign has every chance after a third at Newmarket and is just preferred to Red Explorer.
Al Muheer (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Steadied start in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Albaqaa (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Maria's Choice (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Soon led, headed 9f out, soon settled in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, no progress over 2f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Seal Of Approval (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jul.
Red Explorer (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Raced stands' side tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 5l behind Elusive Flame (9-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Consign 7-2fav (9-3) Raced centre held up, ridden over 2f out, hung left and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Skytrain (8-13) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Copperwood 6-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 5th of 9, 4l behind Albaqaa (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Fathsta (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Warwick 6f sell stks (6) gf beating We Have A Dream (9-5) by 3l, 9 ran.
Shadowtime 14-1 (9-1) Held up in 5th, driven to chase leaders 3f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 10l behind King Torus (9-9) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Polish World (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Showboating (9-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Relight My Fire 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right and pressing for 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Polar Chief (9-0) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.