behind, last straight, ridden on outside 3f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride and always behind
chased leaders on inner, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, headed 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
prominent, chased winner inside final 3f, driven and edged right 2f out, no impression when hung left final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong
led early, tracked leader, led 3f out, in command over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, ran on well
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced
keen hold, close up on inside, awkward on camber from 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, short lived effort over 2f out, soon weakened
held up and always in rear, struggling straight
behind, headway from 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
keen, chased leaders in 4th, chased leading pair 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
hood removed late and slowly away, behind, headway on outside and hung left from 2f out, one pace under pressure final furlong
Song of Passion made light of his inexperience when landing a Chester handicap on his reappearance and is taken to follow up here at the main expense of Royal Envoy and Spirit of Arosa. The last mentioned is, like the selection, relatively lightly raced and has done little wrong this season but seems to be a shade high in the weights now so may be best watched. David Barron has his string in good form so King of The Moors has to be respected along with Dame Hester, who ha snot been beaten far in two starts on turf this term. The Barry Hills-trained River Kintyre could be interesting if fit enough for his return although a bigger threat is likely to come from stablemate Royal Envoy, who won his maiden at Thirsk nicely enough and does not look to be too badly treated for his debut in this grade. Song Of Passion was good value for his win at Chester though and has solid claims of following up here.
Guest Connections 25-1 (9-1) Chased winner, ridden 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Levera (8-13) at York 7f lst hcp (1) gs in May.
Dubai Typhoon (USA) 40-1 (8-12) Went right start, always behind, 7th of 9, 17l behind Art Deco (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in May.
Jeanmaire (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 8l behind Bentong (8-1) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp (2) frm in May.
River Kintyre 12-1 (8-11) Prominent for 4f, 19th of 22, 9l behind Johnny The Fish (8-11) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Sept.
King of The Moors (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Led, ridden along well over 2f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Crime Scene (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Song of Passion (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on, won at Chester 1m 3yo hcp (2) gs in May beating Collateral Damage (8-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Tara Too (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure towards stand rail over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 5l behind Red Evie (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp (4) sft in May.
Dame Hester (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, not much room, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Sir Gerard (9-4) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Carmenero (GER) 20-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Adeje Park (9-4) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 2-7fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (5) frm in May beating Bel Cantor (8-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Spirit of Arosa (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Went right start, held up in rear, headway from 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, closed as winner eased and idled towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Red Evie (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp (4) sft in May.
Mister Benedictine 16-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 8l behind Snoqualmie Boy (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) frm in May.
Scarlet Flyer (USA) 33-1 (8-7) In touch until weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 14l behind Archerfield Links (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol in Apr.
