tracked leaders, ridden and no impression when edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway towards centre 3f out, soon tracking leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
led, brought field to near side in straight, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
held up tracking leaders in 5th, headway 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader, lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair, effort in centre disputing 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
It's hard to have much confidence in any of this bunch. But MISTER UNO made the frame off today's mark at Hamilton last year and gets a token vote on that flimsy basis. Tilstarr was still beaten eight lengths when runner-up last time and has yet to win on Turf in 17 attempts, a statistic he shares with Lindsay's Dream, while Sexy Secret has just the one victory in 31 starts and that came on the all-weather. Kolonel Kirkup's sole win to date came back in 2012 though he was placed off today's mark at Kempton in March.
Mister Uno (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up in touch and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 6l behind Attain (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
Tilstarr (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, chased clear leader over 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 8l behind I'm Harry (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Sexy Secret 7-1 (8-11) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 17l behind Jacobs Son (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Tax Reform (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, driven over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 43l behind Byrd In Hand (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.
Kolonel Kirkup 11-4fav (8-10) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 8th of 9, 7l behind Salient (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Lindsay's Dream 40-1 (8-10) In touch, headway to track leaders 5f out, led far side 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Glennten (9-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
Kicking The Can (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 9th of 16, 16l behind Compton Bird (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.