tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no impression on front pair
held up, headway on outside 8f out, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, well held from over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression
soon tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held on
held up in rear, took keen hold early stages, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, not able to challenge
led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, string challenge thereafter, just held
tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off
Nonrunner
Mutual Regard was well backed on his reappearance at Ayr last week but came up short by six lengths. He's now 12lb higher than when recording his latest win on the all-weather and PLATINUM makes more appeal in this. The latter scored over course and distance three weeks ago and is taken to confirm running with runner-up Merchant of Dubai. Street Entertainer gave the impression he was well ahead of the handicapper when scoring at Nottingham recently so a 6lb penalty may not prevent another bold bid but Knox Overstreet is facing a tougher task than when beaten only a nose at Yarmouth last time.
Mutual Regard (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Jonny Delta (8-9) at Ayr 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Platinum (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, headway tracking leaders on bit 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May beating Merchant Of Dubai (8-5) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bollin Greta 12-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 10th of 12, 12l behind Sirvino (8-11) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Merchant Of Dubai 12-1 (8-5) Led 2f, tracked leading pair, not clear run on rails and switched left well over 1f out, went 2nd and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Platinum (8-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Street Entertainer (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) Held up, headway approaching final 3f, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Taste The Wine (8-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Aleksandar 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 5l behind A Southside Boy (8-5) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Knox Overstreet 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 6, ns behind Dr Finley (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Lifetime (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Keen close up, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out, last of 5, 42l behind Kazbow (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Outrageous Request 18-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Persian Peril (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May '12.
