tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
led, headed over 5f out, pushed along and lost place over 3f out
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish
FUNNY MAN bids for a hat-trick raised a further 7lb after scoring over 1m4f at Doncaster. But David O’Meara’s charge won over today’s trip before that and is just preferred to Narina. Headgear is applied to latter as she steps up in distance having won over 1m4f at Chepstow on her handicap debut while Hermocrates was placed at Bath on his first attempt at the distance. Arthur Pendragon looks up against it on what little he has shown so far.
Arthur Pendragon (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led and went clear after 3f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 5, 11 3/4l behind Champagne Marengo (8-2) at Ascot 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Funny Man 11-4fav (9-0) Held up in rear, not much room after 1f, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Menin Gate (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Narina (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Awkwardly away, led after 1f, ridden 3f out, driven and all out inside final furlong, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Message (9-8) by 2l, 9 ran.
Hermocrates (FR) 3-1 (8-8) Prominent on outside, led after 1f, driven and headed over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Mister Chiang (9-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) fm in Jul.