dwelt, led after 1f, driven out
went left start, raced wide close up, headway 2f out, soon chased winner, ridden and edged right approaching final furlong, driven and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on close home
led 1f, tracked winner, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, outpaced halfway, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leading pair
went right start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Al Mansoura would not need to be anything special to make an impact in a race like this on debut but CUBAN AFFAIR gets another chance after placing at Redcar and Ayr, though probably wouldn’t want the ground to get any softer. Alwaatn Sound has had wind surgery since a modest run at Redcar and did finish third here last year on debut.
Alwaatn Sound (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Confide (10-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Ballyare 6-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway stands side over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, ran on, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Economic Crisis (9-3) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
On The Rhine (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden into 8th on rail 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 13th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Scholastic (9-6) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Jul.
Al Mansoura (FR) Kheleyf filly out of Mille Etoiles.
Cuban Affair 9-4 (8-11) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, plugged on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Sound Of Iona (9-2) at Ayr 5f stks (5) gd in Jul.