led, clear 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide mid-division, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away in rear, good headway to lead over 1f out, 2 lengths clear when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and hung right from 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Most do not arrive in the best of form but that's not so with VALENCHA and the Morrison filly can defy joint topweight and notch a second success this season. Effective over today's trip, she scored over C&D on soft ground in June and has maintained an upward curve since in better class handicap company. She's down a level here and a repeat of her fine runner-up effort behind Electra Star at Ascot eight days ago would suffice. Galatian is consistent too, has won here on soft ground in the past and posted his sole success this term at this trip. Tariq Too looks interesting as recent form figures are somewhat misleading. Not beaten at all far the last twice when favourite both times, he's open to improvement for the in-form Simcock team.
April Fool 9-2fav (9-9) Reared badly start, soon recovered to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Qenaa (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Valencha 6-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Electra Star (8-12) at Ascot 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd.
Galatian 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders far side, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Elusivity (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Tariq Too 10-3fav (8-13) Raced centre tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5l behind Dominium (8-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Mubtadi 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 7l behind Fityaan (8-10) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.
Alhaban (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Raced on rail, towards rear, never on terms, 5th of 9, 10l behind Yair Hill (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Clumber Place 7-4fav (9-7) Raced stand side, tracked leader until weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 5, 27l behind Layla Jamil (9-7) at Newcastle 7f flls hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Sunshine Always (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, shaken up over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 5l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-5) at Epsom Downs 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Arctic Mirage 11-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, came stands side over 3f out, always behind, 6th of 8, 8l behind High On The Hog (9-5) at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.