prominent, soon pushed along, on and off bridle, under pressure over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, eased final furlong
mid-division, ridden, outpaced over 2f out, lost place, towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong to take 3rd final stride
behind, headway on outside 2f out, ran on to lead final 50 yards, driven out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, lost place, soon weakened
led until headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed final 50 yards, soon outpaced by winner
mid-division, lost touch from 3f out, soon beaten
headway from rear over 1f out, never nearer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, stayed on one pace from over 1f out
held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
towards rear, steady headway from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
tracked leader to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
raced keenly towards rear, never on terms
Safari Sundowner must be high enough in the weights now so we will plump for Press The Button ahead of Tastahil and Polish Power. Jim Boyle's gelding comes here on the back of a good third to Buccellati at Ascot. He is racing off a mark of 83 today and having won off a higher mark in the past he doesn't look to be out of it on that front. He is well-drawn in stall 13 and he has run well here at the track in the past. Calaganka drops in class having been predictably pitched into Group company last time, whilst Rationale and Safari Sundowner are both course and distance winners. Polish Power is better than his two recent runs might suggest and Stan Moore's eight-year-old may appreciate a return to familiar surroundings. Tastahil is unexposed and his level of form, especially his second to Bankable looks very solid. He has been off the track for three months but must not be underestimated despite a poor draw. Downhiller and Coin Of The Realm are two more to consider, along with Muhannak who got bogged down at York last time and we can forget that run. A tough race for punters, and we will take a chance on Press The Button.
Polish Power (GER) 14-1 (9-4) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 13l behind Strategic Mount (9-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Tastahil (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Folk Opera (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.
Muhannak (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) With winner, lost place after 4f, last of 12, well behind Ella (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Jul.
Safari Sundowner (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) In touch, shaken up to lead over 3f out, 3 lengths clear 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, headed and lost 2 places towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Shimoni (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (4) pol.
Press The Button (GER) 8-1 (8-12) Led, headed 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind Buccellati (10-0) at Ascot 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Tomintoul Flyer 12-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway, not clear run over 2f out, staying on when not clear run over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 13, 8l behind Southpaw Lad (8-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Rationale (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace, 6th of 15, 6l behind King Supreme (8-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Calakanga 80-1 (8-6) Chased leader until 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 14l behind Anna Pavlova (9-8) at Haydock 1m 4f fll stk Grp 2 (1) sft in Jul.
Downhiller (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 25l behind Laterly (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Northern Spy (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Ridden 3f out, always behind, 10th of 11, 7l behind Russki (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Haarth Sovereign (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance 1f out, no extra, 4th of 15, 3l behind King Supreme (8-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Coin of The Realm (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 5f out, chased winner approaching final furlong until no extra final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Cheshire Prince (9-2) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Master Pegasus 14-1 (9-6) Prominent until outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 12l behind Curzon Prince (9-8) at Sandown 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Obrigado (USA) 11-2 (10-0) Started slowly, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 9, 6l behind Flying Applause (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcap (5) gf in Jul.
