held up towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
set steady pace, increased pace 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace
in touch, wide and pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
HAMISH looks as good as ever at the age of seven and though he's never run here and is better over slightly further he loves the conditions and can make his stamina, very evident over longer trips at Chester and York this season, count despite being penalised. Candleford was a length-and-a-half behind him in the Cumberland Lodge over this trip at Ascot in October but Mimikyu will be happier on the ground having run well in faster conditions in both starts this campaign and may provide the main threat.
Hamish 4-9fav (9-3) Missed break, held up in touch, went third over 5f out, switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 110yds, won at York 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Jul beating Scriptwriter (9-0) by hd, 5 ran.
Candleford (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked winner, dropped to close 3rd halfway, went 2nd again inside final 2f, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Peripatetic (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Epic Poet (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced and weakened, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Al Aasy (9-8) at Newbury 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Hard One To Please (IRE) (9-6) 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Captain Chorus (9-6) at Ovrevoll 1m 4f lst stks gd in Jun.
Jack Darcy (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Pulled hard out wide in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Oneforthegutter (8-11) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Teumessias Fox (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon faded, 4th of 5, 12 1/2l behind Hamish (9-3) at York 1m 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Jul.
Mimikyu 11-4 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, held final 150 yards, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Poptronic (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f Grp 2 fll (1) gf in Jul.
