always in rear, ridden halfway, no impression
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, ridden 2f out, led briefly 1f out, kept on one pace
dwelt, raced in midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on comfortably
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, driven and stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and no headway final 2f
slowly into stride, behind, never a factor
chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened quickly
A competitive heat where among those with chances are Dingaan, Diriculous and Peter Island and we will side with Dingaan. The Andrew Balding-trained selection is not easy to win with, but he is back on a good mark, comes from a yard in form, and is generally going well himself, so today may well be his turn over his optimum trip. Diriculous is another going well and he was a c&d scorer last month before being held off this mark at Windsor last time. He has done all his winning at 6f and has a good strike rate, so he is very much respected. Peter Island, like the selection, has been knocking on the door just lately, and has won off this sort of mark on the polytrack before, so success is not beyond question this time. Everymanforhimself won off a mark of 90 at Beverley and has winning form over 6f, so the return to this slightly easier grade than at Hamilton last time suggests he will go close. There are others in this tricky contest with the ability to win if on a going day, but our tentative selection is Dingaan.
Prior Warning 8-1 (9-6) Prominent stand's side, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Bond City (8-13) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Xpres Maite 33-1 (9-1) Led soon clear, hard ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 7th of 9, 11l behind Royal Power (9-1) at Great Leighs 1m stk (3) pol.
Everymanforhimself (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 6l behind Knot In Wood (9-4) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Orpenindeed (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, driven along 2f out, weakened and eased when beaten final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Mullein (8-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Diriculous 7-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure, went 3rd final stride, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mullein (8-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Carcinetto (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 13l behind Nans Joy (10-0) at Ascot 7f fll hcp (2) gd.
Dingaan (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on well to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Keep Discovering (9-7) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Dressed To Dance (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) In touch and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling, 9th of 10, 14l behind Nans Joy (10-0) at Ascot 7f fll hcp (2) gd.
Vhujon (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, led and soon clear, taken to far side rail over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Nezami (8-12) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Dvinsky (USA) 20-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden halfway, soon beaten, 5th of 12, 4l behind Cheveton (9-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Peter Island (FR) 7-2fav (9-9) Led, ridden approaching 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Billion Dollar Kid (9-7) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Cerebus 33-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and 2 lengths clear 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Expensive Art (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
