tracked leaders on inside, led 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, comfortably
mid-division, closed on inside over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace and lost 3rd well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
soon chasing leader, led over 2f out, soon headed, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
held up rear of mid-division, pushed along on outside over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
2nd early, held up in touch in mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up in rear, closed 4f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, went 3rd well inside final furlong
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Bernard Llewellyn muddies the waters for punters by fielding four. Triple Nickle seeks a hat-trick for the yard after a couple of gutsy successes, for which he's only up a few pounds and the course and distance winner should be involved again. Stablemate Ascot Day also found the winner's enclosure last time, a dramatic improvement on previous efforts, and he'll need to deliver a similar level here to contend. He's quite hard to catch right. Carp Kid is enjoying a decent season and has conditions to suit off an unchanged mark but MICKYDEE seemed to improve for the soft ground last time and can strike again, especially as he's also less exposed than his rivals.
Winklevi (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division on inside, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind General Zoff (8-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Triple Nickle (IRE) 2-1 (9-6) Tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd on inside, went 2nd again and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Chiavari (8-12) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Carp Kid (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 3f out, drifted right over 2f out, went 4th post, 4th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Tralee Hills (9-9) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Ascot Day (FR) 50-1 (10-2) In rear, pushed along briefly 10f out, headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, led close home, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul beating Militry Decoration (10-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nabhan 18-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, one pace final 100 yards, 4th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Tralee Hills (9-8) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Uther Pendragon (IRE) 2-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, lost position 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 4, 21 1/4l behind Hashtagmetoo (10-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) fm in Jun.
Mickydee 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along and hung left under 4f out, switched right and headway well over 2f out, good progress into 2nd just over 2f out, closed well on leader over 1f out, finished strongly final furlong and led close home, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun beating Hafez (9-6) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Master Grey (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Dwelt, raced in last, still in rear but some progress when caught on heels briefly over 3f out, pushed along under 3f out and plenty to do, headway into 7th entering straight, ran on well final 1f but no threat, 5th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Yagood (10-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
King Charles (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakening when slightly hampered final 100 yards, 4th of 5, 2l behind Triple Nickle (9-6) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Port Or Starboard (IRE) (9-3) 10th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Mabawi (8-12) at Pornichet 1m 2f mdn stks pol in Aug.
