held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden, edged right and led inside final furlong, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led until headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
behind, ridden over 2f out, beaten when badly hampered and brought down inside final furlong
prominent, not clear run 2f out, squeezed through to lead 1f out, soon headed, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, badly hampered inside final furlong, virtually pulled up
took keen hold in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, no impression, weakened quickly over 1f out
steadied start, held up behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
tracked leaders to halfway, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, not much room 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leader, effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakening when clipped heels and fell inside final furlong
settled in rear, headway 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, edged right, kept on
raced on outer mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Red Romeo, King's Caprice, and Blue Trojan are three against the field in this wide open handicap and the narrow vote is given to Blue Trojan. The selection was a fair fourth behind Flipando last time out and with the return to this shorter trip in his favour he looks the value bet ion an open affair. Red Romeo rates the main danger on his latest fourth behind Folga, That form has since been franked and he will not be far away. Kings Caprice was a fair third behind One More Round last time and is another with place claims but all his best form is on a softer surface. Grizedale has dropped to a handy mark and ran well last time out but consistency is not his strong point so he can not be put forward with any confidence. Of the remainder Binanti is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he is hard to win with and for the winner we return to Blue Trojan.
Paper Talk (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Led on near side rail, hanging right when headed 2f out, soon weakened, 18th of 27, 14l behind Uhoomagoo (8-9) at Ascot 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
King's Caprice 12-1 (9-0) Led on stand rails, ridden and hung left, kept on final furlong, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 3/4l behind One More Round (8-11) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf.
Binanti 33-1 (8-3) Close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 27, 1 1/2l behind Uhoomagoo (8-9) at Ascot 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Red Romeo 9-2co-fav (9-13) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 7, 4l behind Folga (10-0) at Redcar 6f hcap (3) frm in Jun.
Blue Trojan (IRE) 15-2 (8-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Flipando (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Surwaki (USA) 4-1 (9-5) Hampered start, soon mid-division, effort 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Blue Java (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Grizedale (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Steadied start, keen in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, slightly hampered approaching 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 8, hd behind Bold Diktator (9-12) at Lingfield 1m hcap (5) gf in Jun.
Isphahan 10-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed narrowly just over 1f out, carried left and slightly hampered inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 10, 1/2l behind Tempsford Flyer (9-4) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
