held up in last trio, steady headway on outside and switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
keen and wide in mid-division, rapid headway on outside tracking leader 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
started slowly and pushed along in rear, rapid headway on inside tracking leaders over 5f out, switched left over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakening when hung right and hampered soon after, eased
difficult loading, held up towards rear, headway on inside travelling well over 2f out, switched left 2f out, ridden and kept on into 2nd approaching final furlong until no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader until led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced keenly in last pair, pushed along in rear over 3f out, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner
led 1f, tracked leader until 5f out, chased leaders, every chance when edged left 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after
AL QAQAA (NAP) easily beat Moomba at Newmarket and, with the ground expected to dry out further, William Haggas’ improving colt can land a tricky-looking opener. It was good to firm when Celestran won at Yarmouth on his reappearance and the Gosden entry is respected as he holds Summit Reach on the form book while soft going at Haydock would not have suited Redcar winner First Impression. Cepheus wasn’t beaten far at Kempton last time but Windsor scorer Berkshire Savvy looks a bigger danger and is also preferred to Haydock winner Mafia Power.
Cepheus 9-2 (9-1) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Omnivega (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Al Qaqaa (USA) 4-7fav (9-5) Went right start, made all, pushed along and edged left over 1f out, ran on, unchallenged, won at Newmarket 1m 4f stks (5) gf in Jun beating Moomba (9-5) by 8l, 5 ran.
Celestran 15-8fav (8-13) Raced keenly tracking leading pair, effort on inside over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Carlos Felix (8-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
First Impression (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Louganini (9-1) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Mafia Power 4-1jfav (9-6) Tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden and clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul beating Viceregent (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 16 ran.
Berkshire Savvy 4-1 (8-12) Held up in last pair, not clear run over 2f out until gap opened and switched right over 1f out, carried head high under pressure but stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Aquileo (8-13) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Summit Reach 7-1 (8-9) Raced keenly, led, pushed along over 2f out, headed and outpaced over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened, 3rd of 4, 8 1/2l behind Carlos Felix (8-3) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Moomba (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Hampered start, close up in 5th, pushed along and headway to chase winner over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Al Qaqaa (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Aquascape (IRE) 11-10jfav (9-4) Close up in 4th, pushed along to chase leading pair over 3f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 4, 4 3/4l behind Ridgeway (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
The First King (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, wide and headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final 2f, driven and all out, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Enemy (9-3) by shd, 8 ran.
