held up mid-division, headway and not much room over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish
held up mid-division, headway on bit over 2f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd place, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden 1f out, no impression
mid-division, effort and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
Authorized Too won over 2m at Kempton recently and is upped 4lb while Nabhan carries 6lb extra for last week’s success over 1m6f here. Stable companion Norab won over hurdles last month but soft ground may prove a problem back on the level while SPORTY YANKEE has also been hurdling. But the latter won in testing going on the Flat at Ayr last year and Martin Keighley’s charge could go close off his current mark. Spice Fair is another to note back in this code after a spell over hurdles.
Authorized Too 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside from 2f out, edged right and led just over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul beating Fitzwilly (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Nabhan 6-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on strongly, won at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Moojaned (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Spice Fair 20-1 (11-1) Prominent, not fluent 5th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish, 4th of 13, 5 3/4l behind London Prize (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Norab (GER) 7-2 (11-5) Chased leading pair until ridden 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, dist behind Whatzdjazz (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd in Jul.
Sporty Yankee (USA) 16-1 (12-1) Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, well beaten next, 6th of 7, 29 3/4l behind Theo (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Lady Makfi (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up tracking leaders, outpaced 2f out, rallied into modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 4l behind Gabrial's Star (9-7) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (4) pol in May.
Dire Straits (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 29 3/4l behind King Calypso (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in May.
Entihaa 7-1 (10-12) Mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 11, 9 1/4l behind Viewpoint (11-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.