ridden brielfy leaving stalls, tracked leader, challenged 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up, closed 4f out, led over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, rallied over 1f out, hung right and went 2nd entering final furlong, closing when hampered 100 yards out, no impression after
None of these can be dismissed with any confidence. Ocean Applause has yet to win but has mostly competed in Pattern company and finished a length ahead of London Citizen when both were well beaten at Newmarket last month. The latter has failed to land the odds over C&D since while GLASS OFFICE has also faced a couple of stiff tasks since his maiden win over track and trip. The latter gets the tentative vote back at this track as Hipster's win at Epsom hasn't worked out and Wolverhampton winner Claude Greenwood has a bit of catching up to do in this company.
Ocean Applause 33-1 (9-0) Held up ridden on outside 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 9l behind Olympic Glory (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) hvy in Jul.
Glass Office 14-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside and hung badly left 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, driven and one pace over 1f out, eased when held final 100 yards, 9th of 13, 6l behind Aussie Reigns (7-10) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd.
Claude Greenwood 40-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 6, 9l behind Toronado (9-2) at Ascot 7f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Jul.
Hipster 6-4fav (8-13) Disputed lead, grabbed near side rail in straight, chased leader 2f out, led on rail 1f out, driven out, on top close home, won at Epsom Downs 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Jul beating Nenge Mboko (8-13) by nk, 10 ran.
London Citizen (USA) 6-5fav (9-7) Led, pressed over 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Masarah (8-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
