always behind
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong
held up, pushed along 3f out, plugged on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders
taken down early, bustled along and soon led, made rest, kicked on 3f out, hard ridden final furlong, always going to hold on
mid-division, ridden and hung right 2f out, no impression after
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, still plenty to do when headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, driven and closed towards finish, never going to get there
ridden 3f out, always behind
soon tracked winner until entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
mid-division, driven along over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, driven along 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Bomber Command is the pick to land it despite having a far more exposed profile to that of Visions Of Johanna while Russki and Irony are others that have claims. Bomber Command holds a much higher all-weather to that on the turf but that is deserved as five of his career victories have been achieved on this surface. He beat the strongly backed High Standing on his penultimate start and lost nothing in defeat in finishing third in the ladies diamond race at Ascot. Visions Of Johanna justified strong support to land a Sandown maiden last month with the third adding substance to the form by landing a maiden subsequently. How smart a maiden overall it was remains to be seen but he is open to lots of improvement. Russki has climbed the weights but is another that is most effective on artificial surfaces while Irony's best form is over seven furlongs but of late the suspicion has been that an attempt at a mile could be worth a retry. Bomber Command is selected to land it.
Xtra Torrential (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Steady start, held up, headway under pressure 1f out, hung left briefly, stayed on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (2) pol in Jan '07 beating Blythe Knight (9-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Bomber Command (USA) 11-2fav (9-13) Chased leaders, led 3f out, ridden, headed just over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 20, 3l behind Golden Desert (10-4) at Ascot 7f ldy rds hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Beauchamp Viceroy 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 13l behind Moon Quest (8-13) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jun.
Russki (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Premio Loco (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcap (3) pol in Jul.
Killena Boy (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) In touch, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Master of Arts (9-12) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Jul.
Irony (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 3l behind Rum Jungle (8-8) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Murfreesboro 66-1 (10-4) Dwelt, held up, never on terms, 13th of 15, 29l behind Step This Way (8-10) at York 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Northern Spy (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Took keen hold early, mainly towards rear, 7th of 12, 14l behind Premio Loco (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcap (3) pol in Jul.
Visions of Johanna (USA) 11-8fav (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Taaresh (9-2) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Missioner (USA) 13-2 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Ask The Butler (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcap (3) gf in Jul.
Titan Triumph 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 6l behind Expensive Art (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
