chased leaders, closed 4f out, pushed along in 2nd over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but held by winner final furlong
dwelt, held up in last, shaken up and plenty to do under 3f out, headway into distant 3rd over 2f out, no chance with front two final 2f
tracked leader, lost place and reminder 4f out, left behind 3f out
made all, shaken up over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, ran on well from over 1f out
Autonomy continues to defy the handicapper but is upped in distance and class and raised a further 4lb today. MAN OF RIDDLES is preferred as he will appreciate this return to 2m having landed a double earlier in the year and finishing runner-up over track and trip subsequently. Mukha Magic scored over 1m6f on his penultimate start and is preferred to Doublethetrouble.
Trinity Girl 22-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 10th of 13, 23 1/2l behind Grand Scheme (9-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Man Of Riddles (USA) 11-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, went 4th and racing awkwardly over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 11l behind Spirit Mixer (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in May.
Doublethetrouble 16-1 (9-12) Handy, ridden over 2f out, gradually faded, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Kalamity Kitty (8-12) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Mukha Magic 15-2 (9-7) Chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind All Yours (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Autonomy 15-8 (9-2) Held up in 3rd, pushed along and headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish, fair bit in hand (hand timed), won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in May beating Eagle One (9-9) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.