chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leader, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, held near finish
behind, ridden approaching 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on well
held up in touch, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
GUILDENSTERN is given the tentative vote to land what looks like a tough finale with both Connor's Choice and Rosie Says No worth noting. The selection landed back-to-ack victories during the winter on the all-weather and continued to rise in the weights. He then entered a quiet period whereby his rating has plummeted. He caught the eye after finishing a close fourth of 12 at Wolverhampton last time out and with a further two pounds drop in the ratings he is now weighted to go very close. Connor's Choice is only two pounds higher since winning at Lingfield last month and lost nothing in defeat at Chepstow last time out and another solid performance is expected. Rosie Says No was right back to her best after finishing a close second to Cativo Cavallino over course and distance last time out and is another to add to the shortlist. This is a tough race to call, however Guildenstern looks potentially well treated on his best form and gets the narrow vote.
Connor's Choice 9-2 (8-13) Held up, smooth headway over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, every chance when hung right well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, shd behind Bermondsey Bob (8-5) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Guildenstern (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th near finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Ugenius (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Rosie Says No 6-1 (9-1) With leaders, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, under pressure inside final furlong, caught close home, 2nd of 12, hd behind Cativo Cavallino (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Peopleton Brook 9-2 (8-4) Chased leaders on rail, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Brandywell Boy (8-11) at Goodwood 5f all hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Embra (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, behind after, 15th of 16, 6l behind King Of Swords (8-8) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Namu 10-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, driven and headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Boho Chic (8-10) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Desert Pride 7-1 (9-8) Keen and tracked leaders, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Plumage (9-6) at Leicester 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Sam's Cross (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Tracked leader and keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 8l behind Mujood (9-9) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Pinball (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f, kept on nearest finish, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Mythical Blue (9-1) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Chris's Jem 25-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders after 2f, soon ridden along, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Corton Charlemagne (8-13) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Keibla Spirit 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, lost place 4f out, some headway inside final 2f but not in contention, 6th of 15, 15l behind Orlando's Tale (9-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) gf.
Kelamon 22-1 (9-0) With leader, hard ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 24l behind Lujeanie (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) std in Aug.
