started slowly, always in rear until kept on from 2f out, never dangerous
with leader, led 10f out, ridden and headed over 4f out gradually weakened
held up rear, chased leaders under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
led narrowly to 10f out, led again 4f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure and still every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up behind, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, short of room and checked, not recover
mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, going well and every chance 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
mid-division, headway to lead over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, driven out
tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Nonrunner
Mersey Sound can outstay Iamback, Zaville, and Our Monogram in this two mile handicap. Plenty in with chances here as well, but Mersey Sound is given a narrow vote of confidence on the strength of a couple of decent efforts of late. David Elsworth's seven-year-old made the most of a decent mark when galloping his rivals into the ground at Newmarket in June, his first win since 2003, and then had to contend with a drop back to 12 furlongs at Salisbury, doing well in the circumstances to finish third. The move back up in trip is a big plus in his favour, and he remains well handicapped on form of old. Iamback appreciated the step up to a mile and a half when scoring at Folkestone in June, but he did not appear to see out the two miles there more recently. His apprentice can claim seven-pounds though so he should make a fist of it off his light weight. Zaville is the only three-year-old in the line-up and has shown a bit of promise on Turf so far, while Our Monogram made up for lost time when scoring over 18 furlongs at Chepstow, but did not beat much in truth. Darn Good and Moon Emperor could easily make their presence felt as well, but Mersey Sound is the suggestion.
Theatre (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Steadied start, always behind, 10th of 13, 9l behind Michabo (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Innocent Rebel (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 12, 10l behind Moonshine Beach (9-11) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) gs.
Darn Good 9-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, driven along final 5f, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 9l behind Inchpast (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Moon Emperor 12-1 (8-11) In rear, headway from over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 9l behind Cristoforo (10-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd.
Our Monogram 10-1 (8-1) Made all, stayed on well final furlong, won at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Heart Springs (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bobsleigh 25-1 (8-13) Towards rear, under pressure 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 13l behind Cristoforo (10-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd.
Mersey Sound (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 4f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Spanish Ridge (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) frm.
Papeete (GER) 9-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders until weakened over 3f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Sian Thomas (9-2) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Zaville 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 8f out, headway over 4f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 15, 9l behind Detroit City (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Iamback 8-1 (8-3) Mid-division, steady headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, hung badly left inside final furlong but kept on, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Frontlinefinancier (9-4) at Folkestone 2m hcp (6) gd.
