led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway to chase leader entering final furlong, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong
in touch, effort on outer and driven from 2f out, hung left and led over 1f out, idled final furlong and caught final 50 yards
in touch, losing place when not much room over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out and weakened final furlong
always behind
held up in touch, ridden and not clear run from 2f out, switched to outer and driven over 1f out, ran on to lead final 50 yards
slowly into stride, held up last, effort on inside and hung left from 2f out, ran on towards finish
chased leaders, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out.
A chance is take with High Bray in the finale, with Lady Georgina and the in-form Dragon Slayer respected as dangers. Transvestite has got bits and pieces of form that give him claims and he too can figure for one of the place at fair odds. Dragon Slayer has done nothing wrong in his last couple of starts and has obviously relished the step up in trip. However, he has more on his plate in this company and he may be just short of the mark. Lady Georgina is a well regarded filly that can also make this a good test. Still, she faces a stiff test from top weight and needs to equal her personal best performance to cope with a mark of 75 today. Therefore, it may be worth siding with High Bray, who has a similar profile to his fellow joint top weight but is open a bit more improvement. David Elsworth has been patient with this son of Zieten and with the form of his starts this term already working out well, High Bray rates as good value to continue the run this afternoon.
Lady Georgina 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair, driven to chase winner inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure but always held final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Bourgainville (9-3) at Sandown 1m 1f stk 0-75 (4) gf.
High Bray (GER) 7-2fav (8-9) Keen hold, tracked leaders until weakened 2f out, 10th of 16, 10l behind Audience (9-12) at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Farewell Gift 40-1 (8-8) Held up, ridden and headway on rail over 2f out, chasing leaders when checked over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4l behind Will He Wish (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf.
Iffy 9-4fav (9-9) Dwelt, in touch, hanging left from 3f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 6l behind Burgundy (9-0) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (4) gd.
Transvestite (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, took narrow lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf beating Kingsholm (8-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Tuning Fork 14-1 (9-5) Keen hold chasing leaders, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind Grey Boy (8-6) at Newbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Amica 9-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakend and behind final 3f, 10th of 11, 17l behind All Quiet (9-7) at Windsor 1m fll hcp (4) gd.
Davenport (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 22l behind Cross Time (8-4) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Admiral Compton 14-1 (8-13) Raced stands' side, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Boundless Prospect (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Dragon Slayer (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Took keen hold, led 2f, chased leader, ridden to lead again 1f out, held on, won at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Merrymadcap (8-5) by a hd, 12 ran.
