raced wide tracked leaders early, steadied back to rear 7f out, weakened 3f out
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, switched right over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
pressed leader until led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, hampered and short of room over 3f out, soon eased
held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on and wandered inside final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, headway to track leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
WATHEEQ's defeat of Fennell Bay at Haydock last month could hardly have worked out any better as the runner-up went on to win at Sandown before landing the King George V Stakes at Ascot off a 7lb higher mark. Roger Varian's lightly-raced gelding is likely to start at restrictive odds here. Fellow three-year-old Emperor Vespasian could improve for the fitting of blinkers but veteran Foxhaven faces a tall task conceding weight all round and Whitby Jet usually finds one too good. Laverre was due to run at Yarmouth yesterday so Red Lover is probably best of the rest ahead of last month's Kempton winner Understory.
Foxhaven 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leading pair, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Eagle Nebula (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f clm stks (5) sft.
Whitby Jet (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on and always held, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Al Furat (8-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Understory (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on same pace, gradually weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 5l behind Chain Of Events (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Audacious 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, 8th of 9, 41l behind Barwick (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Franco Is My Name 16-1 (8-11) Held up, headway on inside when not clear run entering final 2f, never a factor, 7th of 10, 12l behind Midsummer Sun (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr.
Watheeq (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, driven out, won at Haydock 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Fennell Bay (9-10) by nk, 14 ran.
Emperor Vespasian 7-4fav (9-7) In rear, ridden 3f out, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong to go a never dangerous 4th, 4th of 11, 4l behind Falcon's Reign (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Red Lover 5-2fav (9-7) Always behind, 9th of 12, 23l behind Osgood (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Laverre (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Chased leading pair, ridden to press leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf beating Finity Run (9-1) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
