slowly into stride, held up in last trio, some headway final furlong, never on terms
slowly into stride and awkwardly away, always behind
mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened final 2f
raced keenly tracking leaders, got keen on downhill run, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and kept on in 2nd well inside final furlong, lost that placing final strides
raced keenly and always towards rear, struggling when hung left and ridden over 2f out
held up towards rear, moderate late headway, never involved
held up towards rear, keen and unbalanced on downhill run, never on terms
quickly away, led, travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost places towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well, eased close home
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, weakening when eased well inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, pushed along on outside over 3f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, no real impression
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CORAZON ESPINADO beat Hateya and Alemaratalyoum in this last year and, though the latter is arguably the pick of that trio at the weights today, Simon Dow’s charge can continue his love affair with this track by getting back to winning ways after a good run at Lingfield four weeks ago. Markazi looked to be coming to hand at Ayr and is a danger on his victory at that track in the autumn with Tom Ward’s pair, Dirty Rascal and the hat-trick seeking Tintoretto, are others for the shortlist. Muntadab has been knocking on the door but Dream Today hasn’t won in this country since his debut as a two-year-old. Count Otto is also on a long losing run but is a previous course winner.
Straight Right (FR) 50-1 (9-3) Held up centre, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 12th of 23, 8 1/4l behind Motakhayyel (9-3) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Hateya (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Prominent in near side group, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Mubtasimah (9-1) at Newbury 7f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.
Magical Wish (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Raced in centre, always towards rear, 12th of 19, 8 3/4l behind Chiefofchiefs (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Alemaratalyoum (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up in touch in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Deep Intrigue (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Dirty Rascal (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Raced centre, never nearer than mid-division, last of 19, 14 1/4l behind Chiefofchiefs (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Comin' Through (AUS) 15-2 (9-3) Raced slightly wide of main group, close up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Deep Intrigue (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Dream Today (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division on rail, driven along inside final 2f, hung left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Chairmanoftheboard (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Markazi (FR) 4-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not able to challenge, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Glasses Up (8-6) at Ayr 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Count Otto (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tried to anticipate start, held up towards rear, not clearest of runs on rail from 2f out, plugged on late, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Chairmanoftheboard (9-2) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Muntadab (IRE) 15-8fav (9-2) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leader, ridden and rallied inside final furlong, led close home, caught post, 2nd of 6, shd behind Gabrial The Wire (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Tintoretto (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Soon prominent, led just over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun beating May Sonic (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Corazon Espinado (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Tracked leader and keen, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Lady Bowthorpe (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Knowing Glance (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) In rear, racing keenly after 1f, hung left from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Godhead (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Medieval (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 11th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Leader Writer (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Buridan (FR) 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, held when short of room approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Barbill (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Reputation (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Enjazaat (9-8) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
