tracked leaders, always travelling well, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, driven clear, readily
led, hard driven over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, pushed along over 8f out, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 10f out, chased leaders over 8f out, under pressure over 5f out, soon faded
mid-division, under pressure over 6f out, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, faded final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place
slowly into stride, held up in rear, under pressure over 8f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 3f out, soon hung left, not run on
Nonrunner
It's worth taking a chance on MOKALIF handling the cut in the ground and Michael Bell's charge gets the nod. He won on a fast surface at Yarmouth last month before going close again over 1m7f at Warwick on his latest start and can take this as most of today's rivals are struggling for form. The exception is Mohanad, whose two wins have come on Polytrack, but he's been placed the on the turf recently. Treacle Tart has scope for improvement on this surface but has been well beaten of late and a similar comment applies to Epsom Salts. Vertueux is another with claims on his past form.
Mohanad (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) In touch, bumped and rider lost iron briefly over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Spice Fair (8-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Dream Catcher (SWE) 10-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, raced wide, in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 5th of 13, 11l behind Kayaan (9-1) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Vertueux (FR) 6-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along 9f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 16l behind Spinning Waters (8-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
L'Homme de Nuit (GER) 20-1 (9-1) Dwelt in rear, never on terms, 8th of 10, 40l behind Light The City (8-9) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Winning Show 40-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 9l behind Ocean Of Peace (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Rio Prince 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along 5f out, weakened over over 3f out, 7th of 8, 45l behind Eagle Nebula (9-8) at Windsor 1m 4f Classified Selling Stakes (0-65) (3yo+) (6) gf.
Whitcombe Spirit 14-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 11l behind Kadouchski (8-11) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Mokalif 9-4fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden to chase winner and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Lastroseofsummer (10-0) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Treacle Tart 8-1 (9-1) Pulled hard, led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased final furlong, 10th of 13, 30l behind Roberto Pegasus (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Epsom Salts 12-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden 5f out, never dangerous, eased inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 20l behind Riptide (8-8) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
