prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
in touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
always rear division
mid-division, effort 3f out, no impression
held up, ridden along and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, ridden along 3f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden along halfway, driven and one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
THUNDERBALL is a speculative choice to land this tough handicap. Head Down, Jack Cool and Legal Legacy are others with claims at this level. Legal Legacy still has plenty of scope for improvement and seems to be getting better with each run. However, he is now 7lb higher in the ratings after winning at Musselburgh at the start of June, so has a good deal more to prove this afternoon. Jack Cool is an unexposed handicapper that smashed a similar field at Yarmouth 10 days ago. He obviously holds latent ability but does need to prove that wasn't just a one-off performance. Head Down helps to make this a competitive race and his improving profile is quite tempting as a betting proposition. Ryan Moore keeps faith with Richard Hannon's colt and a big run looks assured. However, Thunderball has a similar profile but, having dropped to a very attractive mark, he makes more appeal for a punt. The son of Haafhd has responded well to the racing in headgear and, having performed well against a smart rival at Newmarket last week; it has to be of interest that his connections are keeping him busy while he is in the right frame of mind.
Kingswinford (IRE) 66-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 20, 10l behind Swiss Diva (9-1) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Happy Anniversary (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) In touch, driven to challenge and every chance over 1f, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd place close home, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Dream In Waiting (8-1) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Doric Echo 25-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Deadly Encounter (9-0) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Head Down 9-2 (9-4) Led, soon pressed, pushed along over 2f out, no extra when headed just inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, one pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Kyllachy Star (9-9) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
King's Sabre 33-1 (9-0) Behind most of way, 13th of 15, 10l behind Cloudy Start (9-5) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Diddums 6-1 (9-5) Behind, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 9th of 10, 14l behind Devil You Know (9-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Moonlight Affair (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Suzie Quw (8-10) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in May.
Jack Cool (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, comfortable, won at Yarmouth 7f 3yo mdn 0-70 (5) gd beating Fajita (9-3) by 12l, 13 ran.
Legal Legacy Evensfav (9-2) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Northern Flyer (7-10) by hd, 8 ran.
Diggeratt (USA) 16-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Global City (9-7) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Riflessione 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 11, nk behind Mister Tinktastic (9-3) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Too Tall 10-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out to chase leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 10l behind Peking Prince (9-2) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Toby Tyler 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 18, 3l behind Cheap Thrills (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Thunderball 10-1 (7-12) Raced stands side, led that group, headed over 5f out, chased leader after, ridden and hung left to far side group entering final furlong, driven and stayed, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Captain Brilliance (9-9) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Seldom (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 15, 12l behind Jimwil (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
