steadied start, held up towards rear, nowhere to go 3f out, headway but terrible passage through from over 2f out, never able to challenge leaders
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced 2nd, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out until no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division on outside, closer order 10f out, driven along and weakened over 2f out
in touch early, mid-division, ridden 3f out, outpaced when not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
very slowly away, soon caught up, in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on and closing towards finish
towards rear, driven 3f out, headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway 4f out, driven to lead over 2f out, soon hung left, clear over 1f out, held on
held up, headway on outer 5f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, lost place 4f out, not clear run over 2f out no danger after
took keen hold, tracked leaders, outpaced and lost place 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, niggled along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
Nonrunner
A cracking stayers' contest for us to get involved with and the principals look to be Enjoy The Moment, Gallileo Figaro, Newnham, Thewhirlingdervish and Dr Sharp and the vote goes to Thewhirlingdervish. Tim Easterby's charge relishes these extreme trips and bags of stamina, as evidenced by four wins at Pontefract, three at this trip. He races here from 2lb higher than his best winning mark and he handles any ground, so he gets the nod. Enjoy The Moment finished down the field behind the selection at Ascot last time but did not have the race run to suit and if the pace is stronger here then he will definitely be a threat despite his high racing weight. Gallilel Figaro just sneaks in here after a 5lb rise for two recent wins in lesser company, but would probably prefer plenty of cut. Newnham is very good on the polytrack and would be a leading player if this were at Kempton but the fact that he has never won on turf, even though he has notoften been tried, is slightly offputting. Dr Sharp comes from a shrewd yard and if the rains come the chances of this c&d scorer would be enhanced, while Inchnadamph won cosily at Catterick but will have to improve to follow up. A really interesting race then and the suggestion is Thewhirlingdervish.
Enjoy The Moment 7-2jt-fav (10-0) Held up in rear, staying on one pace when not clear run over 1f out, 8th of 10, 3l behind Odiham (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Golden Quest 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leader for 2f, close up, ridden over 2f out, 4th and held when rider lost whip inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Leg Spinner (8-13) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Kasthari (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Disputed lead, led narrowly 8f out, headed 3f out, weakened quickly, 18th of 20, well behind Full House (9-1) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jun.
Falpiase (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on outer over 4f out, ridden into 4th over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 15, 13l behind Allegretto (9-5) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gd.
Som Tala 9-2 (9-7) Held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Secret Ploy (8-6) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
Whispering Death 15-2 (9-1) Always rear division, 14th of 16, 18l behind Secret Ploy (8-6) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
Inchnadamph 15-2 (9-11) Mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 75 yards, edged left towards finish, won at Catterick 2m hcap (4) gf in Jul beating Falpiase (10-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
Desert Sea (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up in 8th, ridden on outside over 2f out, never reached leaders, 7th of 10, 3l behind Odiham (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Downing Street (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Behind, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear and pushed out final furlong, won at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Industrial Star (9-5) by 13l, 10 ran.
Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, chased winner over 1f out, strong challenge 1f out, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Odiham (9-6) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Great As Gold (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Chased leaders in 3rd, hard ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 16, 4l behind Secret Ploy (8-6) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
Noble Minstrel 11-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway on outside 4f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 3f, 13th of 16, 16l behind Secret Ploy (8-6) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
Dr Sharp (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Chased clear leader, ridden and outpaced 6f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Nero West (8-13) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Newnham (IRE) 4-1co-fav (9-0) Held up, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Valance (9-5) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Double Deputy (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, lost place over 4f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Sivota (7-11) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Gallileo Figaro (USA) 15-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Jul beating Last Flight (8-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
