towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden along over 2f out, onepace until weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, effort halfway, eased over 1f out, never a factor
prominent, effort when weakening over 1f out
prominent, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
steadied at start and held up, ridden along over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out final furlong
mid-division, ridden along, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear and soon chased along, some late headway, never reached challenging position
never better than mid-division
towards rear and soon chased along, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent for 5f
Nonrunner
MISTER HARDY get the verdict here, with Decameron and Joseph Henry making it to the shortlist. The selection completed his hat-trick last time out at Chester and he comes here in fine form. Richard Fahey has his string in great spirits and this highly-progressive four-year-old is not far off Listed level on this evidence; a fourth victory in a row looks more than possible. Decameron represents the yard of Sir Michael Stoute and though largely disappointing on his reappearance most recently, connections believe he is capable of improvement. He should be able to make his presence felt here and a place among the minors is more than possible. Joseph Henry showed a little too much early on last time and despite making an impressive start ended up finishing towards the back. Dandy Nicholls' gelding was the winner of a handicap a couple of starts ago, but that was his first win since 2006 and another win here looks unlikely, although he should be making a challenge for the minors. Celtic Sultan was the winner of a rather modest handicap last time and looks best of the remainder here. He doesn't have the most appealing of strike rates though and may struggle amongst this crowd. This could prove to be a race that is dominated by two or three horses, and we expect Mister Hardy to take the honours but it should be close come the post.
Capricorn Run (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Broke well, led for 1f , ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Abbondanza (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (2) pol.
Damika (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Outpaced and soon ridden along, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Excusez Moi (8-12) at Beverley 5f cond Stakes (2) gd.
Joseph Henry 20-1 (8-10) Led for 2f, remained with leader, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 24l behind Yamal (9-1) at York 1m (1) gd.
Al Muheer (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, chased leaders over 1f out, came wide into straight and lost place, kept on again towards finish, 5th of 7, 7l behind Abbondanza (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (2) pol.
Hanoverian Baron 5-2fav (9-7) 5th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Finicius (9-1) at Dundalk 6f 3yo stks pol in Oct.
Masai Moon 8-1 (9-1) Held up, some progress into mid-division 3f out, ridden and no further impression, 6th of 12, 5l behind Striking Spirit (8-8) at Ascot 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Spitfire 25-1 (9-0) Always towards rear on far side, last of 27, 50l behind Swift Gift (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.
Signor Peltro 28-1 (8-12) Mid-division in centre group, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 27, 3 1/2l behind Swift Gift (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.
Lucky Dance (BRZ) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 17th of 23, 26l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Celtic Sultan (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Made all, hung badly right to stands side over 2f out, soon ridden, held on under pressure final furlong, won at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd beating Fathsta (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Lindoro 7-1 (8-12) Held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Il Grande Maurizio (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Northern Fling 10-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 10th of 15, 6l behind Internationaldebut (8-10) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Mr Macattack 14-1 (8-6) Held up far side, switched right and headway 2f out, stayed on without threatening final furlong, 7th of 27, 7l behind Swift Gift (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.
Decameron (USA) 4-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept same pace, 5th of 12, 6l behind Dunn'o (8-11) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Mister Hardy 7-2fav (8-8) Held up behind leaders, effort when not much room 2f out, brought wide and driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf beating Opus Maximus (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Huzzah (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 9th of 23, 6l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Skhilling Spirit 22-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Valery Borzov (9-4) at York 6f hcp 0-105 (2) sft.
Ponty Rossa (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, hard driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Ripon 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gs beating Wise Melody (9-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
