held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well
held up, pushed along over 2f out, trying to close when not much room on inside briefly over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, hung right when ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, bumped 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, little response
dwelt, went prominent after 2f and soon chasing leader, challenged 2f out, outpaced by winner final furlong
broke well, held up, pushed along 4f out, hampered over 1f out, never able to challenge
prominent, niggled along over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Withdrawn
A trappy affair and NEVER ENDING TALE is our pick with Porthole and Bigfanofthat as the dangers. Never Ending Tale does not appear the most straightforward of characters but the Lingfield all-weather winner did put up an improved run at Beverley on his latest start and with fewer miles on the clock than most, he could be worth another chance. It would be folly to ignore anything Barry Hills sends out so Porthole is watched closely in the market. He has been able to make the pace in the past, as he demonstrated at Windsor in June, so expect to see Michael Hills make plenty of use from a good draw. Prince Kalamoun has paid the penalty for two recent victories and will have to run a career best to give weight all around. Nightjar is stepped up in trip. Navajo Joe simply cannot be as bad as that Ascot run suggests. Dauberval has yet to confirm that he has trained on from his juvenile days. Sweet Sara and Grey Command both need to find improvement. Never Ending Tale gets the call.
Prince Kalamoun (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Upton Grey (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Dauberval (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no progress, 13th of 15, 9l behind Indian Days (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Porthole (USA) 25-1 (8-3) Dwelt, keen, soon in mid-division, stayed on same pace final 2f, 8th of 15, 5l behind Indian Days (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Never Ending Tale 14-1 (9-4) Held up, reminders halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Nevada Desert (9-1) at Beverley 1m hcap (4) gf in Jul.
Nightjar (USA) 5-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed throughout final furlong, headed final stride, 2nd of 10, hd behind Grande Annee (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Sweet Sara 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leader to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 43l behind Tcherina (9-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Grey Command (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Behind, headway 2f out, ridden towards second 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Ceka Dancer (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 1f mdn 0-70 (5) sft.
Bigfanofthat (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden along 3f out, soon beaten, 11th of 16, 37l behind Perks (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Navajo Joe (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, never on terms, last of 11, 24l behind Perfect Stride (8-10) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
