slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on, always held inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, edged slightly left, ran on well, ridden out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, staying on when not clear run over 1f out, eased and no chance after
chased leaders, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, gradually weakened
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, strong run inside final furlong never able to reach winner
always towards rear
always towards rear
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, struggling 4f out, not a danger after
prominent for 3f
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, weakened over 1f out
led until well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
Coup d'Etat can defy a penalty at the expense of Celtic Spa, Im Ova Ere Dad, Out For A Stroll and One Giant Leap. This is another fairly wide open affair, and the selection has to give weight away all round after his return to form at Leicester last week. However, even with a penalty he is still better handicapped than two years ago, and in the belief that jockey Richard Kingscote will be able to cover him up in this big field, the five-year-old is selected to follow up. Celtic Spa in contrast to the selection, is having a battle with the handicapper at present, but he ran well at Bath so cannot be discounted. Im Ova Ere Dad is lightly raced this year, and came to hand at Kempton so may go well despite being upped in grade, while Out For a Stroll bounced right back from a poor run 24-hours earlier at Brighton to win well at Yarmouth 12-days ago. One Giant Leap has scope but is not guaranteed to stay a mile, and so we return to Coup d'Etat as the pick.
She's Our Lass (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Always in rear, 10th of 13, 7l behind Mountain Cat (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Grey Boy (GER) 20-1 (8-3) Prominent, lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Compton's Eleven (9-10) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Celtic Spa (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden, headway and every chance 2f out, still in contention 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Ellen's Girl (9-2) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gd.
Personify 15-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 10l behind Glencalvie (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, strong run to lead inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Postmaster (8-8) by 1l, 13 ran.
Emily's Place (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 6th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Guacamole (9-6) at Newmarket 1m fll hcp (4) frm.
Copper King 10-1 (9-5) Prominent until weakened from 2f out, 6th of 12, 13l behind Coeur Courageux (9-10) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Golden Spectrum (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, not clear run over 3f out, never dangerous, 12th of 13, 9l behind Mountain Cat (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
The Grey One (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Steadied start, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Foolish Groom (9-6) at Chepstow 1m ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
One Giant Leap (IRE) 15-8 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ran on strongly, won at Carlisle 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul beating Julian Joachim (9-3) by 2l, 10 ran.
Foolish Groom 4-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, switched right and one pace, 5th of 17, 13l behind Ellen's Girl (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gd.
Out For A Stroll 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, headway when bumped entering final furlong, led well inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Golden Prospect (9-2) by a hd, 10 ran.
Croft (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 5l behind Perfect Treasure (9-12) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
New Diamond 66-1 (10-9) Prominent and keen, weakened final furlong, 8th of 16, 11l behind Cemgraft (10-5) at Chepstow 1m 4f amt hcp (6) gf in Jul '06.
Pachello (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 28l behind Whittinghamvillage (8-8) at Hamilton 1m hcap (6) gs in Jul.
Golden Square 33-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 20l behind Mr Grand Lodge (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Jul.
Coup d'Etat 4-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 15l behind Titan Triumph (9-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
