pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ran green, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
edged right start, chased leaders, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably
dwelt, in rear, well beaten over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
UTILIS is far more experienced than his rivals and boasts the best figures by some way too. However, all that form was delivered last season and he's only had one run this term after a 263-day break when seventh of eight on the all-weather recently. That should have blown away the cobwebs but it's all a question of whether or not he's retained the quality of his juvenile form. There's a dearth of form elsewhere, although Sacred Falls didn't fare too badly first time up, whilst the market should prove instructive in rating newcomers Inca Queen and Crown Dreams, as well as Dark Desire who returns after over 400 days off after going lame on debut.
Crown Dreams Oasis Dream gelding out of Looks All Right.
Operation Gimcrack (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Dwelt, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Billyjoh (9-7) at Doncaster 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Utilis (IRE) 17-2 (8-4) Never better than midfield, one-paced inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Adeb (8-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Jul.
Dark Desire 7-2cfav (9-2) Pushed along, outpaced and detached in rear, no chance when eased 2f out and pulled up, at Haydock 6f fll stks (4) gs in Jun.
Inca Queen (IRE) Oasis Dream filly out of Inca Trail.
Sacred Falls (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Raced keenly mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, ran on well final furlong, not match leaders, 4th of 9, 7l behind Primeval (9-0) at Doncaster 6f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Cover Up (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra and lost 4 places inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Poet Master (9-11) at Haydock 7f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Ourdefence (IRE) 125-1 (8-13) Held up, struggling 3f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Montauk Point (8-13) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) sft in Jul.