slowly away, in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, headway entering final 2f, every chance over 1f out, stayed on
in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased 2f out
raced wide, towards rear, headway and close up over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on
keen , prominent, led 9f out, 3 lengths clear 5f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed 9f out, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
Iain Jardine’s stable have a decent record in this race so SMART LASS is of interest if she can take advantage of the handicapper’s decision to drop her down the weights. Spanish Hustle may have started sketchily here in June but he finished tremendously to scoop the prize. Lochnaver was to win unchallenged here in June but it's entirely possible that a subsequent flop was down to that race being a fourth inside a three-week period. The Navigator makes a rare return to the Flat and a market check appears to be prudent.
The Navigator 9-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, pushed along after 2 out, kept on, never able to challenge, last of 5, 4l behind Castel Gandolfo (12-0) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) gf in May.
Can Can Girl (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Baileys Khelstar (9-4) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Hezmie (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 18 1/4l behind C'mon Kenny (8-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Smart Lass (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Dwelt, towards rear of mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Kalahari Prince (9-10) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Spanish Hustle 11-4jfav (9-9) Led after 2f, headed 9f out, tracked leader, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Tafsir (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Lochnaver 2-1fav (9-0) Prominent, led narrowly 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 10l behind Ajyad (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp fll (5) gs in Jun.
Blazer Two 5-2jfav (9-8) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened thereafter, 6th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Gearing's Point (9-8) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Ghostly 7-1 (9-0) Led, raced keenly early, headed and raced in 2nd after 3 furlongs, ridden and dropped away well over 2f out, 7th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Lochnaver (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Hot Team (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Held up, headway 4f out, chased leading pair 3f out, every chance entering final furlong, ridden and soon no extra inside final 110 yards, just held on when hard pressed for third final strides, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind At Liberty (9-9) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.