towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost grabbed modest 3rd
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, plugged on
chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out
chased leaders, steadied over 8f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
slowly into stride, handy over 9f out, lost place over 6f out, well beaten final 3f
steadied start, behind, plugged on past beaten horses from over 1f out, no chance
mid-division, headway over 3f out, hung right over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 4f out, well behind over 2f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
ridden leaving stalls, soon prominent, led over 2f out, headed and hanging right over 1f out, well held by winner inside final furlong
A winner at Brighton in first-time blinkers, KEEPER has already missed a couple of engagements this week but looks the one to beat if taking his chance with further progress expected in the headgear. Rafiot wasn’t beaten far when fourth at Goodwood and can go well again while Kentucky Kingdom has undergone wind surgery since winning over 1m2f at Chelmsford in February. Intercessor finished in front of Bint Australia in soft going last time but much better is expected from the latter back on this surface.
Rafiot (USA) 18-1 (10-7) Close up, pushed along to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Genesius (10-3) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Global Art 11-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6l behind By Starlight (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Bint Australia (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Van Meegeren (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Keep It Brief 40-1 (9-0) Toward rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened, last of 8, 19 3/4l behind Chai Yo Power (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Divine Messenger 14-1 (9-2) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong but never reached challenging position, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Spirited Guest (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 5f out, challenged over 4f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, clear towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Glint Of An Eye (9-4) by 2l, 14 ran.
Assembled 50-1 (8-5) Raced keenly in last pair, some headway on inside 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Noble Masquerade (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Amsby 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind War Leader (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Thomas Cochrane (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In rear, pushed along 3f out, not a factor, 8th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Kondo Isami (9-10) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Intercessor 12-1 (8-6) Soon led, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra final 50 yards, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Van Meegeren (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Keeper 4-11fav (9-7) Made all and always going well, came easily clear final 2f, not extended, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Tanglewood Tales (9-6) by 5 1/2l, 4 ran.
