held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, no extra closing stages
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, edged left, all out
led, strongly challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, lost place halfway
behind, some late headway, never dangerous
prominent, lost place before halfway
mid-division, lost place halfway
in touch, headway over 1f out, under pressure when short of room inside final furlong, soon weakened
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A wide-open sprint with several of these old rivals. Eccleston likes it here and, despite top weight, is starting to look well treated. But he is on a bit of a losing run and has been a beaten favourite the last twice. Bahamian Dollar has no form on ground this soft but Chester winner Dragon King is at home on the surface and Pomme De Terre has been steadily coming to hand. DARK DEFENDER produced a couple of solid performances off this mark at Ayr last month and Rowan Scott’s claim could give him a slight edge in this. Tricky Dicky’s latest second at York puts him in the picture given he won on soft at Redcar in the autumn.
Eccleston 11-2fav (9-0) Held up in rear, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Handsome Dude (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Dragon King (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Russian Realm (9-3) by shd, 11 ran.
Red Tycoon (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-6) Mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, soon faded, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Dragon King (9-3) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Top Boy 25-1 (8-9) Steadied start, behind, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, some headway final furlong, no impression, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Udontdodou (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Dark Defender 13-2 (10-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, no impression on winner, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Gilmer (9-11) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Bahamian Dollar 2-1fav (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, led 150 yards out, ran on, won at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating King Of Spin (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Art Obsession (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Black Isle Boy (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Pomme De Terre (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Meshardal (8-13) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Royal Connoisseur (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) With leaders centre, ridden and faded inside final furlong, last of 5, 7 1/4l behind Inexes (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Duke Cosimo 16-1 (9-12) Always behind, struggling from halfway, 16th of 17, 24 1/2l behind Meshardal (9-3) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Tricky Dicky 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Meshardal (9-3) at York 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Treaty Of Rome (USA) 25-1 (8-2) In rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 9, 6 1/4l behind Escalating (8-9) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Danish Duke (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Hee Haw (9-6) at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Adam's Ale 3-1jfav (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Signore Piccolo (9-8) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Englishman 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind George Bowen (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
