chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, raced keenly, reminder over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away and switched left, held up in mid-division, well beaten inside final 2f
behind, some late headway final 100 yards, never any chance
bumped start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
bumped start, chased leader, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on
edged right and bumped start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, pressing for 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on
mid-division, raced keenly, struggling over 2f out, soon well behind
steadied start, always towards rear
led until 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on well
behind, ridden over 1f out, never any chance
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, kept on
NonRunner
Something went amiss with Midnight Train at Leicester when bidding for a hat-trick while Avarice ran below par at Haydock having been in good form on the all-weather previously. CHIEF OF STAFF has placed in both outings here so far this year and, having found only the progressive The Whipmaster too good on the Turf course last time, Saeed bin Suroor’s charge gets the vote. Semser arrives in good heart and Stopnsearch finished runner-up when last over track and trip earlier in the year but both Daphne May and Le Forban have something to prove over this far.
Chief Of Staff 11-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1l behind The Whipmaster (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Semser 7-2 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway out wide and hung left from over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Nuble (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Stopnsearch 16-1 (9-6) Led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when short of room over 1f out, 10th of 12, 14 1/2l behind The Whipmaster (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Daphne May 12-1 (11-2) Prominent, headway 4f out, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Mrs Meader (10-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Avarice (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Edgy and unseated rider behind stalls, held up off the pace and always towards rear, 14th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Kingson (10-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Le Forban 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leader for 1f, chased leaders, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Al Azhar (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Boasty (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Sagauteur (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in May.
Galileo Glass (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Gatecrasher Girl (9-9) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Lost Of Love 15-2 (9-9) Steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden and plugged on in modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Mackenzie Rose (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Ocean Ruler 11-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along and struggling 6f out, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Pons Aelius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Travesuras (USA) 16-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 18 3/4l behind New Pursuit (9-7) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Midnight Train 9-4 (9-6) Front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakening when hampered 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Aryaah (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Waterloo Sunset 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Marion's Boy (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
