mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead last strides
started very slowly, behind, some late headway, never nearer
led until over 7f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, headed close home, no extra
ANNALUNA bids for a hat-trick after landing a double at Chepstow last month and is worth sticking with. Course and distance winner Aiyana looks high enough in the weights at present but could still prove the biggest danger as major doubts surround the remainder. Salisbury winner Bold Runner failed to cope with a 9lb rise last time and Fire In Babylon has lost his form since recording a hat-trick at the start of the year. Mick Duggan has his first start since December while Admirable Duque and Storm Hawk remain out of sorts.
Admirable Duque (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, some headway on outside 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 22l behind Afro (8-10) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May.
Mick Duggan 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place over 7f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Echo Brava (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Storm Hawk (IRE) 66-1 (8-3) Stated very slowly, held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders after 5f, pushed along over 5f out, weakening quickly when hampered over 4f out, well tailed off, last of 9, well behind Presto Volante (9-3) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-90) (3) pol.
Aiyana 7-4fav (9-0) Raced wide in touch in rear, headway to track winner 12f out, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Sir Frank Morgan (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jun.
Fire In Babylon (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Led, headed 10f out, tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 41l behind Kingscombe (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Annaluna (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Behind, soon chased leaders, led over 2f out, held on well, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Our Folly (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Bold Runner 7-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 8, 14l behind Maid In Rio (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.