made most, headed 5f out, weakened rapidly soon after, tailed off and eased final 2f
held up in last pair, effort on inside well over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from 2f out
tracked leading pair, lost place 4f out, soon slightly hampered, never in race after
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along to track leader 4f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and in command final furlong
chased leader, driven and weakened rapidly 4f out, tailed off and eased final 2f
held up, headway to track leading pair halfway, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken
held up in last pair, headway from 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge
held up, headway to track leading pair 4f out, driven and not quicken over 1f out
Eighteenfifty is better than he showed when almost pulled up at Ascot however a safer bet may be HAARTH SOVEREIGN who has looked an improved performer on this surface. Walter Swinburn's gelding is 2 from 4 on the all-weather and his recent second at Sandown suggested that he is in good form and that he can still win off this sort of mark. Although he is yet to win over this trip, he does stay well and a big run is expected. Black Or Red managed to gain a deserved first win at Ffos Las in July but subsequently was hit with a 9lb rise in the weights. A good second at Thirsk suggested that he may be up to defying this mark of 66 but for the time being we will sit and watch. Alnwick is a strong stayer who has some solid form around here; the problem is that he rarely runs a bad race so he is still 4lb above his highest winning mark. Actodos needs watching in the betting coming here from 787 days on the sidelines, Sufad is starting to look well-handicapped, whilst Relative Strength will find this easier as he drops in class and he has won two of his three starts at the track. Another open handicap, but the narrow vote is given to Haarth Sovereign.
Actodos (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Soon led, ridden along from 5f out, driven and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, dismounted after line, lame, 13th of 15, well behind Mahler (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Jun '07.
Haarth Sovereign (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, kept on, never able to challenge winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Callisto Moon (9-1) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Relative Strength (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, effort on outside over 1f out, never reached leaders and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 19, 14l behind Sweetheart (8-1) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Alnwick 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run and switched right to rails over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 19, 8l behind Sweetheart (8-1) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Sufad 100-1 (8-4) Mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, 15th of 19, 44l behind Sweetheart (8-1) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.
Eighteenfifty 9-1 (8-9) Chased winner, pushed along 5f out, lost 2nd 4f out, weakened quickly 3f out, soon tailed off and eased, last of 8, well behind Alanbrooke (8-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Black Or Red (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Pulled hard towards rear, headway approaching halfway, soon prominent, led just over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Miss Keck (9-2) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Warrior Conquest 11-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, driven over 4f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 29l behind Ambrose Princess (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
