held up in last pair, ridden and one pace when edged left over 1f out, kept on into never dangerous 4th well inside final furlong
held up in last pair, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on into never dangerous 3rd well inside final furlong
chased leader, led and hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, readily
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Compton Prince was only beaten half-a-length at Chelmsford when last seen in March but we prefer stable companion QUICKASWECAN, who is a previous course and distance winner back in the right grade and on a winning mark. The three-year-old Najd could be interesting making his handicap debut for a powerful stable but Capolavoro has more on his plate than when scoring at Wolverhampton. Hipz is preferred to Noble Deed and Generalyse of the others.
Showtime Star 7-1 (9-4) Hampered start, chased leaders, soon outpaced in rear, never on terms, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Crosse Fire (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Noble Deed 10-1 (8-11) Behind, soon pushed along, never dangerous, last of 11, 15 1/4l behind Pettochside (8-8) at Goodwood 6f hcp stks (4) gs in May.
Capolavoro (FR) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in May beating Little Indian (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Quickaswecan 20-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 11l behind Pour La Victoire (8-11) at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Najd 8-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 15 3/4l behind Lusory (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gs in May.
Generalyse 13-2 (9-1) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Triple Dream (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Compton Prince 9-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Rialto Magic (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hipz (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Close up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Triple Dream (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in May.