slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway out wide and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
always behind
went left start, raced keenly early tracking leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced final furlong
led 1f, chased leader until led again over 2f out until inside final 2f, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost two further places towards finish
raced keenly tracking leaders, smooth headway out wide 3f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
held up in 6th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced inside final 2f, ran on again inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
led after 1f, pushed along and headed approaching final 2f, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in 5th, ridden and weakened over 2f out
The veteran Long Call ended a long losing run on the Flat with a victory over a longer trip at Leicester but SUN FESTIVAL (NAP) looks the one to side with. The latter placed at Newcastle last time having won over track and trip earlier with No Diggity back in fourth and is reunited with winning partner Neil Callan for this. Letter Of The Law won here back in May and finished in front of Cape Cornwall Rose when runner-up at the track subsequently.
Long Call 9-4 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, smooth headway on inside over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on well, always holding on, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun beating Angel On High (9-8) by nk, 8 ran.
The Guvnor (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never showed, 11th of 12, 12l behind Cinzento (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Habanero Star 16-1 (9-11) Midfield, ridden 3f out, soon no impression, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 23 3/4l behind Spirit Of Ash (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Letter Of The Law (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Rivas Rob Roy (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) sft in Jun.
Sun Festival 2-1fav (9-5) Led, pressed for lead and ridden over 3f out, disputed lead 2f out, rallied inside final furlong to briefly lead, headed close home, weakened into 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Spirit Of Ash (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
No Diggity (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway out wide plugged on inside final furlong, just missed modest 3rd, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sun Festival (9-2) at Brighton 1m 2f stks (6) gf in Jun.
Cape Cornwall Rose (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Took keen hold tracking leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and dropped to last over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 7l behind My Ambition (9-9) at Bath 1m hcp (6) fm in Jun.
Moorgate (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division,, 6th of 9, 8l behind Kenstone (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.