held up mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden and behind
held up in last pair, headway under pressure 2f out, soon chased leaders, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, headway to challenge 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish
tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 4f out, soon ridden and behind
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out
tracked leaders on inside, switched outside over 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on and every chance inside final furlong, just held towards finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon hard pressed, ridden inside final furlong, kept on until headed and dropped to 3rd towards finish
This looks quite competitive but we fancy AMAZING KING may be good enough to shrug off a 4lb weight rise for a recent C&D win when both Golden Future and Spirit Of A Nation were behind. Activate and Blue Destination could figure at the weights if staging a revival but Tartan Gigha has the better recent form, though is penalised for his victory at Carlisle 11 days ago. Jonny Delta's fourth at Hamilton was a solid comeback effort and, along with the reliable Chookie Hamilton, he looks the pick of the remainder.
Waldvogel (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 6l behind Easy Terms (8-10) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.
Activate 28-1 (8-10) Soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16l behind Mount Athos (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Settled towards rear, headway halfway, switched right to challenge over 2f out, ran on to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Yahrab (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Blue Destination 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, some headway on inside over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 14l behind Tres Coronas (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
Spirit of A Nation (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 23l behind Amazing King (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Jonny Delta 4-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 4th towards finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Persian Peril (9-5) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Chookie Hamilton 8-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden and in 3rd over 1f out until no extra last 100 yards, 4th of 6, 4l behind Veloce (9-3) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Golden Future 8-1 (8-4) In touch, headway to challenge over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Amazing King (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Stags Leap (IRE) 10-3fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Record Breaker (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m 4f Classified Selling Stakes (0-70) (3yo+) (6) gf in Sep.
Amazing King (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May beating Los Nadis (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
