raced wide early, prominent, pushed along 3f out, gradually weakened
front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, not get on terms
handy, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
rear mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and chased front rank 1f out, kept on but always held
reluctant to load, in rear, came wide entering home straight, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, ran on against stand rail, never nearer
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never better than mid-division
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway to press leader well over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside last, held towards finish
chased leaders, headway to challenge 1f out, ridden and led narrowly final 110 yards, stayed on to assert closing stages
led, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside last and headed narrowly 110 yards out, no extra
slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved
towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, always behind
front mid-division, ridden over 3f out and weakened tamely, eased 2f out
Jackhammer has been in great form over hurdles at Perth and won this in 2019 when only 2lb lower, his last victory on the Flat. TANGLED (NAP) has dropped 5lb since landing this 12 months ago. He appears to have been targeted at the race again and ran a nice trial when only beaten a neck at Beverley eight days ago. Maysong usually runs well without winning but holds Dewey Road on Chepstow running. War Of Words is 0-12 on Turf but Abduction has been thereabouts since switching to Grant Tuer’s yard.
War Defender 17-2 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Tommy G (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Tangled (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on final 50yds, 2nd of 9, nk behind Grifter (9-5) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Abduction (FR) 3-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Yanifer (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Bringitonboris (USA) 9-1 (9-4) Mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, moderate late headway inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Mister Bluebird (9-10) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
War Of Words (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Raced wide early, led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed final strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Moonlight Frolic (8-11) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gd in Apr.
Shalaa Asker 11-2 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind End Zone (9-10) at Carlisle 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Maysong 7-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Ascending (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Jackhammer (IRE) 11-4fav (10-7) Raced in last, slight mistake 4 out, still plenty to do when shaken up before 2 out, soon smooth headway in between horses, switched left to challenge approaching final flight, soon led, stayed on strongly final 150yds, always doing enough, won at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in May beating A Mere Bagatelle (10-10) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Poet's Dawn 22-1 (8-6) Front mid-division, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Electrical Storm (9-7) at York 1m 1f hcp gd in Jun.
Dewey Road (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Light Up Our Stars (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
St Andrew's Castle 28-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, struggling over 3f out, 8th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Shaladar (9-8) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Papa K (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, last of 10, 25 1/4l behind Sir Benedict (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
