dwelt and hampered start, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 4th last strides, never on terms
chased leading pair, switched right halfway, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
chased leader, pushed right 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
chased leaders early until lost place on downhill over 4f out, no chance after, pushed along and struggling halfway
took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon beaten
slowly away, outpaced in rear throughout
went left start, led, edged right off rails 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, lost 2nd close home
raced in 5th on inside and off the pace, went modest 4th inside final 3f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, dropped to 5th last strides
Norse Gold made a very nice start against more experienced rivals at Kempton and there's no doubt he will progress further. Evervescent needed his debut run at Goodwood and stepped up to this trip with a smooth victory at Haydock. He'll improve again while On The Dark Side showed very good pace at Catterick and should be suited by today's track. Caspar Netscher made an impressive start at Beverley and lost nothing in defeat when attempting to concede 8lb to Misty Conquest at Pontefract. He looks a threat to all but FULBRIGHT, who was seen making strong late headway in that Beverley event, improved to beat some decent rivals at Musselburgh and can give Mark Johnston, who has won this twice in the past 10 years, another success in the race.
Caspar Netscher 11-10fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Misty Conquest (8-6) at Pontefract 6f 2yo stks (2) gf in May.
Evervescent (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in May beating Tight Lipped (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Fulbright 11-5 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, soon pressed, ran on strongly inside final furlong, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in May beating Exceedance (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.
He's So Cool (IRE) 6-4 (9-2) Made all, ridden 1f out, ran on, won at Newcastle 6f 2yo nov stk (4) gf in May beating Travis County (9-0) by 4l, 4 ran.
Norse Gold 9-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along and good headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in May beating Rooknrasbryripple (8-5) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Miss Muga 10-11fav (7-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Folkestone 6f 2yo clm (6) gf in May beating Mousie (8-3) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
On The Dark Side (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Tracked leaders on outer, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Catterick 5f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in May beating Slenningford (9-0) by hd, 7 ran.
Princess Banu 3-1 (8-11) Tracked winner, pressed winner 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 3, nk behind Lexington Spirit (9-0) at Newcastle 5f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in May.
