chased leader, led halfway, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
led and soon clear, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway halfway, carried head awkwardly and led over 1f out, soon in command, eased near finish (hand timed)
mid-division, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, lost place 3f out
chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on
slowly away in rear, switched right 2f, headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, never a threat
Nonrunner
Big Noise won this in 2009, finishing ahead of Masai Moon in the process, but has appeared to be on the downgrade this season. Rod Millman's top weight has also struggled a little in his last couple of starts and is an infrequent winner but Elusive Sue scored at Carlisle 10 days ago while Hail Promenader has coped well off higher marks after scraping home at Pontefract in April. Kingscroft is probably a couple of pounds too high in the weights now, however, so this may be best left to YAIR HILL. John Dunlop's colt missed the break and subsequently never got competitive over 6f at Goodwood last time but had been in decent form over this trip previously and has dropped 3lb since finishing fifth in a better race at York in May.
Masai Moon 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 8l behind Duster (9-5) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Linnens Star (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Raced stand side in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 14l behind Leviathan (9-3) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.
Tevez 8-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Shamir (10-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun.
Hail Promenader (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, improved over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 9, ns behind Veroon (8-13) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Kingscroft (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along to chase leader 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Bertiewhittle (8-8) at Chester 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.
Kakapuka 4-1fav (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, switched left 2f out, headway soon after, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Legal Legacy (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Sir Bruno (FR) 8-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division and keen, clipped heels after 1f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind Tariq Too (8-12) at Haydock 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Cloud Rock 9-2 (8-13) Dwelt, soon switched left, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran towards finish, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 8l behind Norse Blues (8-7) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Elusive Sue (USA) 13-2 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun beating No Poppy (8-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Yair Hill (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on stands rail 4f out to chase leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 7l behind St Augustine (9-3) at Goodwood 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Barista (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Whistle On By (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.
Big Noise 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Kingscroft (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
