always in rear, under pressure 5f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
made all, hard driven over 1f out, ran on strongly
in touch, outpaced halfway, soon lost place, headway over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders, lost place well over 3f out
raced freely, tracked leader, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, never dangerous
Reve De Nuit is rated 20lb higher on the all-weather and arrives on the back of a win at Southwell. His only win on Turf came back in 2010 and, though he's fancied to get the better of Activate, he may find the in-form JUST LILLE too good on today's terms. The latter won a similar event over track and trip last time and Ann Duffield's veteran can follow up and confirm latest running with stayer Hawk Mountain in the process. Gabrial's Hope seems better on the Polytrack so Meetings Man is preferred of the remainder.
Hawk Mountain (UAE) 6-1 (9-13) Towards rear, some headway over 3f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 10l behind Just Lille (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) gf in May.
Reve De Nuit (USA) 5-1 (9-11) Close up,went 3rd 7f out, led over 1f out, forged clear final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f clm stks (5) fbs in May beating Noguchi (9-13) by 7l, 5 ran.
Activate 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Jonny Delta (8-9) at Ayr 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Just Lille (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Close up, ridden to chase leader 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) gf in May beating Royal Opera (8-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Meetings Man (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 24l behind Whispering Warrior (11-4) at York 1m 2f am hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Escape Artist 66-1 (9-8) Always in rear, outpaced halfway, 7th of 8, 28l behind Eijaaz (9-8) at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) sft in Jul.
Gabrial's Hope (FR) 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, soon went 2nd until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra, last of 5, 8l behind Focail Maith (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Revolving World (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Slowly away in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never a factor, 5th of 8, 10l behind Corn Maiden (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.