held up, headway 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, led 1f out, soon driven, all out
raced keenly, tracked leader until 3f out, soon carried head high, weakened well over 1f out
in rear, lost touch final 5f
set good gallop, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place when trapped on inside over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, soon rallied, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, not quite reached winner
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, raced keenly, outpaced halfway, stayed on inside final 2f, never able to challenge leaders
Alan Swinbank's having a cracking season, and EZDEYAAD can bring him further success, with his only runner on the card preferred to Never Ending Tale and Brasingaman Hifive. He won a similar contest easily a fortnight ago over course and distance after getting up a good head of steam to make all. Raised six pounds for that success, he may not have things all his own way tonight, but he still looks the one to beat. Prior to that win he'd been running well, with a number of winners coming from his other outings. Brasingaman Hifive is the other course and distance winner in the field, but that last success was last summer. He knows his way round here, with more than half of his races to date being at the track, but this may be too stiff a task. Never Ending Tale is Ed Vaughan's only runner and steps down in trip from a win at Doncaster last time out, when first time cheekpieces helped, and they stay on. He's not the most straightforward of rides, but being lightly raced there may be more improvement to come. It promises to be a decent contest, with our preference being for Ezdeyaad.
One Way Or Another (AUS) 33-1 (9-5) Held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Oceana Blue (8-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Never Ending Tale 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Shady Gloom (8-11) by nk, 10 ran.
King In Waiting (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders in moderate 4th, 5th and no impression from over 4f out, eased final furlong, 5th of 8, 26l behind Consulate (9-1) at Down Royal 1m 5f stks gd in Sep '07.
Ezdeyaad (USA) 8-1 (8-8) Made all, stayed on strongly under pressure final 2f, won at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf beating Gala Casino Star (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Charlie Tipple 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 11, 18l behind Tanto Faz (8-9) at Ripon 1m 4yo hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May.
Brasingaman Hifive 8-1 (9-1) In rear, headway under pressure 3f out, onepace final 2f, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Moheebb (8-8) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in May.
Grey Boy (GER) 12-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, not pace to reach front pair, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Silaah (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
