chased leaders, headway and ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left final furlong, ran on well, comfortably
raced keenly, midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway to challenge final furlong, kept on well
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, took keen hold after 2f, ridden 3f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out
midfield, nudged along over 2f out, ridden for effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
midfield, dropped to rear over 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, made no impression over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never near to challenge
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous
held up in behind leaders, headway going okay 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
prominent, pushed along to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, held up in rear, nudged along and outpaced briefly over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly final 100yds, nearest finish
St Leger entry SECRET STATE needs to take another step forward after winning the King George V Handicap at Ascot but looks capable of doing so. He beat a big field on that occasion including Teumessias Fox, Surrey Mist, Inverness and Mandobi. The latter raced wide and is expected to do better in this while stablemate Soulcombe is another on the rise having also won at Ascot earlier this month. Box To Box landed a double at Chester with his latest victory while Newmarket winner Adjuvant is preferred to Mugader and Zain Nights in this grade. Maksud has been contesting Pattern races and makes his handicap debut with Ryan Moore taking over the reins.
Secret State (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-6) Raced keenly, tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd on inside, challenged on rail 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun beating Deauville Legend (9-2) by hd, 19 ran.
Maksud 10-1 (9-2) Keen towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 5l behind Claymore (9-2) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Mandobi (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Wore hood to post, raced wide in mid-division, came very wide home turn, ridden out wide 2f out, weakened soon after, 14th of 19, 7 1/2l behind Secret State (9-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Approachability 2-1fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out and no impression, well held over 1f out, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Alright Sunshine (10-2) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Box To Box (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Made all, steadied pace halfway, increased pace 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, comfortable, won at Chester 1m 3f hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Haunted Dream (9-6) by 4 1/4l, 6 ran.
Surrey Mist (FR) 3-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 2l behind First Ruler (9-4) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Zain Nights 3-1 (9-5) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, in command final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Divine Jewel (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Adjuvant (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) In touch, headway over 3f out, every chance 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Commonsensical (10-1) by nk, 6 ran.
Teumessias Fox (IRE) 6-4jfav (9-9) Led, edged left and ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Soulcombe (8-12) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Inverness (IRE) 5-2 (8-10) Held up in touch, pushed along and headway on outer under 4f out, challenged from over 2f out and soon edged right, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no match for front two final furlong but kept on, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Bague D'or (9-8) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Mugader (FR) 4-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, nudged along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly, comfortably, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Nova Legend (9-9) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Luminous Light 4-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, keeping on when slightly hampered well over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Wait To Excel (9-9) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Soulcombe 6-4jfav (8-12) Slowly away, held up in touch, headway to go second over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Teumessias Fox (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
