tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon hard pressed, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, held on well towards finish
slowly away, in rear, headway 3f out, switched left over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
The majority of those with experience in this have already shown form at a decent level but Mark Johnston has won three of the last 11 renewals and saddles a couple of newcomers this year. West End Charmer is a half-brother to a winning miler and Sky Defender has a Group 2 entry, though both were relatively cheap purchases. The Hannon stable has also won three of the last 11 but their last winner was in 2010. However, Glory was runner-up at Ascot on his second start, though Ryan Moore rides FOX POWER. The latter is a 450,000gns son of Dark Angel who has entries in some valuable sales races in the autumn. He’s a half-brother to two winners and should know his job so we’ll take the chance that he has too much pace for Duke Of Hazzard, who has yet to run a bad race and has achieved a rating of 95, and Haydock second Cloak And Dagger.
Duke Of Hazzard (FR) 15-8fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon rallied, every chance throughout final furlong, kept on well, 2nd of 6, nk behind Federal Law (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (4) fm in Jul.
Fox Power (IRE) Dark Angel colt out of Zenella.
Glory 9-2 (9-2) Went right start, held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Nuremberg (9-2) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Gold Bere (FR) Hurricane Cat colt out of Sanisa.
Korcho Toronado colt out of Locharia.
Lightning Attack 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind I Am A Dreamer (9-5) at York 6f mdn stks (2) gf in May.
Sky Defender Farhh colt out of Al Mahmeyah.
West End Charmer (IRE) Nathaniel colt out of Solar Midnight.
Cloak And Dagger (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, soon chased winner, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Armageddon (8-11) at Haydock 6f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Illywhacker (IRE) Oasis Dream colt out of Rebecca Rolfe.
Slade King (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, soon detached, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Eyelool (9-5) at Epsom 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
