slowly into stride, last pair, pushed along 3f out, ridden on outside and no progress over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, not much room on rail after start, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in 6th, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd near finish
good early speed to lead on rail, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed well inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
A competitive sprint where it may pay to concentrate on WRENINGHAM and Edith's Boy ahead of Thoughtsofstardom. The latter is a remarkable campaigner and enjoys being kept busy so his scheduled outing at Leicester on Thursday evening by no means precludes him from winning this but another penalty would certainly make life harder. Elusive Ronnie is capable at best but he seems to have completely lost his way although he is well weighted as a result. Edith's Boy was well held last time but he goes particularly well here and has slipped back to the mark from which he was successful over course and distance in November; he may just have needed his run earlier in the month and could be poised to strike. However, marginal preference is for Wreningham who has been running really well this summer since being given a chance by the handicapper and he's taken to end a frustrating sequence of near misses.
Grudge 8-1 (9-4) Raced center, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 13l behind Foxy Music (9-7) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Colorus (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Brandywell Boy (8-5) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Edith's Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 3l behind Captain Coke (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
La Fortunata 12-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 6l behind Kingsgate Choice (9-3) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Thoughtsofstardom 33-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8l behind Medici Time (9-10) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Wreningham 4-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Solemn (9-9) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Morgans Choice 33-1 (8-5) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, last of 8, 25l behind Russian Rock (9-4) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Elusive Ronnie (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Batchworth Blaise (8-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.