slowly into stride, in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leader, weakened over 1f out
prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear but in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, easily
led, hung left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
Only a nose separated Sharja Silk and Chiave Di Volta when they were second and third behind Ghostwatch over 1m6f at Sandown and they meet on the same terms here. Cape Liberty won easily over course and distance 12 days ago but has a penalty to carry in a higher grade. RUDE AWAKENING was on and off the bridle upped in trip at Chelmsford but was only headed in the dying strides. Stamina clearly isn’t a problem and a visor may help his concentrate more fully. Sempre Presto tries a new trip but has run well on stiff tracks in her two starts this year and she should last home.
Sharja Silk 6-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, slightly hampered and carried left briefly over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ghostwatch (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Chiave Di Volta 5-1 (9-5) Held up in 6th, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ghostwatch (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Rude Awakening 3-1 (9-4) Ridden leaving stalls, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 4f out, closed on outside over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Volevo Lui (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Cape Liberty (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Tracked leader, led 3f out, drawing clear when ran green entering final furlong, readily, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun beating Enchanting Enya (8-0) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sempre Presto (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Led until over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Lucky Deal (9-8) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.