reared slightly start, held up, took keen hold, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, held towards finish
always prominent, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
prominent, ridden over 1f out, edged right entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, towards rear on outside, hanging right 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, headway 2f out, one pace and beaten when not much room inside final furlong, eased
held up, effort over 1f out, not pace of leaders when short of room inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong
missed break, behind, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
Royal Birth won last year’s renewal with Encore d'Or and Dynamo Walt behind and all three compete off higher marks today. A MOMENTOFMADNESS (NAP) is preferred as he’s been thereabouts since winning at Kempton in April and can race off the same mark as when beaten a length in the Epsom Dash last time with Exceed The Limit well behind. Bosham won at Catterick last month but has to race off a much higher mark back on the all-weather and Jordan Sport has struggled since scoring at Lingfield in January.
Royal Birth 66-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Marsha (9-7) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Encore d'Or 33-1 (9-4) In touch, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Priceless (9-1) at Haydock 5f Grp 2 stks (1) fm in May.
Jordan Sport 7-1 (9-5) Raced away from near side rail, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Stake Acclaim (9-1) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
A Momentofmadness 8-1 (8-6) Fast away, with leader, led narrowly halfway, headed entering final furlong, chased winner and kept on, lost 2 places near finish, 4th of 19, 3/4l behind Caspian Prince (9-8) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Huntsmans Close 25-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Escalating (8-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Exceed The Limit 25-1 (8-7) Always about same place mid-division, plugged on final furlong, never dangerous, 11th of 19, 3 3/4l behind Caspian Prince (9-8) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Bosham 5-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 10 1/2l behind Longroom (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Dynamo Walt (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, some late headway, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Stepper Point (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Brother Tiger 2-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden, edged right and lost place on last bend, no impression after, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Tailwind (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in May.
