never nearer than mid-division
held up in mid-division on inside, steady headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
slowly away and switched left start, held up and behind, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leader 3f, remained handy, 2nd again over 2f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
slowly away, always towards rear, never on terms
held up towards rear, rapid headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, weakened just over 1f out
chased leaders on inside, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and kept on final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon switched right, no further headway
raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out until pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
Apex King is best over 7f and won over that trip at Goodwood last time. He’d earlier finished behind third-placed Qaroun at the same track and the latter could go well but BUBBLE AND SQUEAK is preferred. She won in this grade at Ascot last month and with an apprentice’s allowance negating most of a 4lb rise, Sylvester Kirk’s progressive filly can go in again. Hot Team won a Listed race in France last year and makes his handicap debut today while dual novice winner Name The Wind was outclassed in the 2000 Guineas but should be more at home in this. Kempton winner Bacacarat along with Nicklaus are upped in class while Goring has a good strike rate on the all-weather but looks high enough in the weights now as does War Glory.
Goring (GER) 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 11, 6l behind Kimifive (8-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
War Glory (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Held up off the pace towards of mid-division, headway hanging left on camber over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Corazon Espinado (8-13) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Bless Him (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Slowly away, behind, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind What's The Story (9-5) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in May.
Nicklaus 14-1 (8-13) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Gossiping (8-7) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Hot Team (IRE) (9-2) 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Winterfuchs (9-2) at Krefeld 1m Grp 3 stks gd in Apr.
Bubble And Squeak 14-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, headway tracking leaders halfway, went between horses inside final furlong, stayed on to lead post, won at Ascot 1m hcp fll (2) gs in May beating Contrive (9-0) by shd, 9 ran.
Apex King (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May beating Game Player (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Name The Wind 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out, last of 19, 35 1/2l behind Magna Grecia (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in May.
Qaroun 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Kimifive (8-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Commander Han (FR) 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Al Muffrih (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Bacacarat (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on well towards finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in May beating Manton Grange (9-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
