held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
prominent, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, keen and held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken
chased leaders 5f
prominent, led halfway, soon ridden 3 lengths clear, headed but no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, never better than mid-division
chased leaders over 4f
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
with leaders over 4f
led, headed over 4f out, weakened halfway
keen, always towards rear
slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, in rear, ridden halfway, headway and hung left over 1f out, ran inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
A tricky contest can go the way of St Andrews Storm, with Red Affleck, Best Game and Piddies Pride not out of it. When Richard Hannon puts one into this type of race, it generally pays to take notice, so St Andrews Storm, drawn right next to the stands side rail, is taken to come out on top. Although yet to open his account, the colt has taken on much better company in his time, having contested the Group 3 Horris Hill won by Cupid's Glory at Newbury last season, and more recently was down the field behind Mostashaar at the Royal Ascot at York meeting. Caught out by the sudden injection of pace in a Sandown claimer last time, he will benefit from a strong steady gallop today, and in the hope that the race pans out in his favour, the son of Storm Creek gets the vote. Red Affleck can help ensure a healthy pace, and having finished second in similar company last time, he may hang on for a place again. Best Game is another that can set this up for the selection judged on his all-the-way success in a moderate race at Carlisle, while Piddies Pride bombed out badly at Lingfield but has place claims on earlier form. St Andrews Storm has plenty going for him though, and there should be no excuses this time.
St Andrews Storm (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, effort on outside, carried head high and not quicken 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Simplify (8-9) at Sandown 1m 3yo clm (5) gf.
Best Game 13-8fav (8-12) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Carlisle 7f 3yo clm (6) gf beating Bold Pursuit (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Raul Sahara 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Hawridge Sensation (9-2) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Red Affleck (USA) 3-1fav (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, 2l behind Bogaz (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo clm (5) gs in Jul.
Colonel Bilko (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Held up, ridden and no response over 2f out, 6th of 10, 9l behind Bold Diktator (8-9) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) frm.
Dominer (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders to 5f, 12th of 16, 19l behind Bogaz (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo clm (5) gs in Jul.
Topiary Ted 33-1 (8-3) With leader, led 6f out, clear over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Dragon Slayer (9-7) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Champagne Rossini (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Jumped awkwardly, pulled hard, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 16l behind Dinner Date (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo clm (6) gf.
Davy Crockett 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 11l behind African Breeze (8-10) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Inchcape Rock 10-1 (8-12) Led until headed approaching 2f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Pending (9-5) at Chepstow 1m sll (6) gd.
Sweet Potato (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, edged well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 10l behind Fasylitator (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) pol in Jul.
Ahaz 66-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, always behind, 14th of 17, 15l behind Growler (9-5) at Carlisle 6f clm (6) frm in Jul.
Aramat 100-1 (8-9) Held up rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 14l behind Remington (9-6) at Chepstow 7f mdn stk (5) gd.
Lady Suesanne (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Sonntag Blue (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll hcp (6) gf.
Purple Door 7-1 (8-7) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 17, 11l behind Pending (9-5) at Chepstow 1m sll (6) gd.
Sam's Secret 14-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 10, 5l behind Trafalgar Square (9-8) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
King Marrakech (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Behind most of way, 13th of 19, 7l behind Kensington (8-8) at Bath 6f clm (6) frm.
Piddies Pride (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Always behind, last of 13, 8l behind Taiyo (8-12) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (6) pol.
Sister Gee (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 15, 4l behind Our Little Secret (9-2) at Ripon 5f 3yo sll hcp (6) gd.
