led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra, lost 3rd close home
in touch in mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
held up in rear, never able to make any impression
in touch in mid-division, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not trouble winner
raced in close 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on towards finish, went 3rd close home
NonRunner
Arcadian Friend was odds-on to win at Chelmsford yesterday and would carry a penalty in this if successful. PONS AELIUS is only 3lb higher than when landing a Class 3 contest at Goodwood in June and Charlie Johnston’s colt should go close again in this lower grade. Both Fox Vision and Divya have placed over 1m4f and try their luck over this longer trip as does the handicap debutant Berkshire Sundance.
Pons Aelius (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Close 3rd, went 2nd briefly after 1f, close 3rd on inside, angled out inside final 2f, went 2nd again over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Goodwood 2m hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Mostly Sunny (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Sea Stone (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear of mid-division, shaken up rounding home turn, ridden and struggling 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 11 1/4l behind Gibside (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Smart Champion 18-1 (9-2) Started slowly, behind, headway on outside 3f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out, last of 7, 9l behind Golden Rules (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Sky Power (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Front mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, soon dropped away, last of 12, 26 1/2l behind Gallant Lion (8-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Fox Vision 5-6fav (9-6) Stumbled leaving stalls, in touch in rear, short lived effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 4, 4l behind Sir Jock Bennett (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Divya (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Led briefly, chased leaders, dropped to 4th entering final furlong, kept on, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Queen Emma (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Berkshire Sundance (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, steadied in rear after 3f, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, 4th of 6, 13l behind Chronograph (9-7) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Arcadian Friend 11-4jfav (8-12) Soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, shd behind Captain Kane (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Jul.