held up in touch, good headway 3f out, ridden and every chance on 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
held up in touch, not clear run over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged right, one pace
chased leaders until weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on well
Mac Gille Eoin, Sacre Coeur and Telltime make it onto the short list in the finale, with the selection being Mac Gille Eoin. Following on from his very good second to Express Wish at Haydock eight days ago, Mac Gille Eoin is set to go up by three pounds in future ratings. As such, his chance is there for all to see and, from a good draw, he can go well. She is not very big but she sure has plenty of pace, as Telltime has proven in landing two of her last three races. Although she has been raised four pounds for a soft-ground, five-furlong Brighton win last time, she can go well over six today. Bateleur is interesting in that he looked progressive last season, not least when scoring at Newmarket on his latest start, for which he has been raised six pounds and he does lack a seasonal run this time around. Much as Sacre Coeur has not built on her course and distance maiden win, her recent defeats have come on going with ease in it and, with underfoot conditions more preferable tonight, she is not ruled out of a good run. Of the others, Shustraya has been going really well on the all-weather, while Rocker might improve for first-time headgear but, for the selection, we will stick with Mac Gille Eoin.
Shustraya 15-8fav (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden to lead just over 2f out, clear over 1f out, driven out, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Love In May (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Bateleur 3-1jt-fav (7-13) Held up, in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo hcp (3) gf in Sept beating Just Dust (8-7) by 2l, 9 ran.
Mason Ette 10-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 9l behind Genki (8-6) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Sacre Coeur 4-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 4l behind Goodbye Cash (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in May.
Nobilissima (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leader, led over 3f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably, won at Chepstow 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gs in May beating Ensign's Trick (8-9) by 4l, 8 ran.
Telltime (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Held up behind leaders, ridden halfway, effort 2f out, driven and stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won going away, won at Brighton 5f 3yo hcp (5) sft in May beating Spiffing (8-12) by 1l, 4 ran.
Rocker 9-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Obstructive (9-0) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Mac Gille Eoin 11-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 11, nk behind Express Wish (9-0) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf.
