ran green and always struggling in rear
raced in 4th, effort to chase winner 3f out, tried to close inside final furlong, always held
held up in 6th, went moderate 4th 3f out, soon ridden and struggling
made all, in command when ridden and wandered inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leading pair to over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
in touch, ridden and struggling over 2f out
Harlestone Gold ran a promising race on his debut at Folkestone last month but the close proximity of the third, who is only rated 57, is a concern to that form and a safer option looks to be LOUGH DIVER, who gets the vote over Shayera. The last mentioned ran better on a softish surface at Windsor last time than he had on faster ground on his debut but he probably needs to improve again to trouble the selection. Gary Moore's Drum Major is becoming rather exposed after six starts, while David Pipe's Dinarius returns to the flat having disappointed on his only start over hurdles when last seen. Preference then is for the Mark Tompkins-trained Lough Diver, who showed improved form for racing on a soft surface when chasing home Interchange in a Newmarket maiden last time and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice.
Capeleira (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Slowly away, always behind, 10th of 11, 25l behind Celt (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Aug.
Dinarius 7-2 (8-2) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind An Scaribh (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) fbs in Mar.
Drum Major (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, always last, 12th of 13, 17l behind Liberally (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Harlestone Gold 11-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Precision Break (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Lough Diver (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Interchange (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stk (4) sft in Aug.
Kijivu 16-1 (8-1) Pressed leader until 4f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 15l behind Hawk Mountain (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Shayera 66-1 (8-11) Slowly away, behind, headway under pressure 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, went modest 3rd 1f out, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Inquisitive Look (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Aug.