soon led, headed 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides
chased leaders, switched right 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home
tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, driven and in rear over 3f out, well behind final 2f
slowly into stride, headway on outside over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, switched left 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression
prominent, led 6f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Shigar has yet to win a handicap and returned a beaten favourite here last time. He steps back up in trip along with the more exposed Windseeker while Nasim placed at Southwell without threatening the winner. Covert Legend finished third in a lower grade at Wolverhampton but a chance is taken on LISBOA. The latter is expected to improve over this extra distance on his handicap debut with a recent run under his belt and the Coolmore-owned colt gets the vote.
Windseeker 17-2 (9-9) Hampered start, held up off the pace towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind Follow Your Heart (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Shigar (IRE) 10-3fav (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside last, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Zero Carbon (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Botas (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) 14th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Rock Blanc (9-6) at ParisLongchamp 1m hcp gs in May.
Uzincso 16-1 (9-10) Midfield in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, 5th of 14, 5 1/2l behind One Step Beyond (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Nasim 5-1 (9-9) In rear, headway when not much room stands side inside 2f out, kept on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4 3/4l behind Star Zinc (9-8) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Golden Passport 18-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Havana Blue (9-3) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
Lisboa (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Equatorial (9-4) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Elwasme 7-2fav (9-1) In touch, pushed along and headway when switched right 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Surely Not (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Maid In London 9-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, soon well behind, last of 7, 17 1/4l behind Starnberg (9-9) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Covert Legend 5-1 (9-10) Prominent, took keen hold, not much room briefly over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Yeoman (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Arctician (IRE) 16-5fav (9-9) Rear mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, no extra well inside last, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Sayifyouwill (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
