held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leader, led over 2f out, driven clear approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly
always in rear, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
started very slowly, always in last pair, beaten over 2f out
led, driven and headed over 2f out, soon lost place
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge
VIEWPOINT does all his winning at q modest level nowadays and landed a claimer at Wolverhampton last time. He has something to find with Cool Macavity on today’s terms but the latter was beaten in a seller at Catterick on his penultimate start and drops back in trip for this. Mulsanne Chase won a plating race at Leicester on his penultimate start but faces tougher opposition while Genuinely Crowded looks best of the rest but still has plenty to find with the selection.
Mulsanne Chase 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders, 7th of 14, 12l behind Right About Now (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Viewpoint (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, led over 2f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun beating Cayuga (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Awesome Rock (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Always in rear, last of 13, 15 3/4l behind Famous Dynasty (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Cool Macavity (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Tracked leader until ridden 6f out, driven 4f out, lost touch 3f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Suegioo (9-8) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
El Tel 50-1 (9-2) Dwelt, always behind, 9th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Acrux (9-9) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gf in Jun.
The Naughty Step (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Pushed along and struggling over 3f out, always towards rear, tailed off, last of 16, dist behind Seinesational (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Genuinely Crowded (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Went left start, held up, reminders and struggling halfway, never involved, 7th of 10, 22 3/4l behind Golden Image (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun.