in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, challenging from 3f out, driven along and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace of front pair
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear on outside, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, hard driven final furlong, no extra towards finish and caught on line
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong not pace to reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, last and plenty to do 3f out, shaken up over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, found little under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out
took keen hold early, always in rear
led to over 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard, held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside to challenge, edged left 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced
chased leader, challenged 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, not much room over 2f out, good headway between horses 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post
mid-division on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Aypeeyes is the selection in the finale with Aegean Prince and Natural Action the alternatives. Alan King's charge has bits and pieces of form on fast ground and having dotted up at Nottingham recently, connections are trying to strike again while the iron is hot. Aegean Prince finished second to Trans Siberian on his latest start so the market is watched in the event of that rival obliging earlier in the day. Natural Action may have competed at slightly lesser levels but his form with rattling fast going is without quibble. Cruise Director is perfectly exposed whilst Mae Cigan often looks unlucky but is infrequently so. Pocketwood has run well recently but has ran lamentably on fast ground starts. Kasban drops back in trip. A competitive closing race and Aypeeyes looks to have a fair chance of following up a recent success.
Aypeeyes (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on strongly, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating King of Rhythm (9-0) by 3l, 13 ran.
Coyote Creek 7-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Shogun Prince (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Cruise Director 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, not clear run from well over 2f out until well over 1f out, ran on strongly, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind Maslak (9-4) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Kasban 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, headway when not much room over 1f out, staying on when not clear run final 75 yards, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Squadron (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Show Winner 20-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 5l behind Emperor Court (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Aegean Prince 8-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, switched left 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Trans Siberian (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcap (4) gs.
Natural Action 14-1 (8-1) Dwelt, soon close up, ridden and carried head high 2f out and lost place entering final furlong, switched right and stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Abandon (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Invention (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, driven along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 8l behind Milne Graden (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 65-99 (3) gs.
Snark (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (11-9) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 16, 8l behind Prime Number (11-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gf in Oct.
Etain (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 14, 7l behind Emperor Court (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Rising Force (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 2l behind Ryedale Ovation (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Emile Zola 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Wing Collar (10-0) at York 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug '05.
Pocketwood 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Pocket Too (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Mae Cigan (FR) 13-2 (8-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, driven 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never reached challenging position, 3rd of 10, 10l behind First Buddy (9-1) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Apr.
L'Homme de Nuit (GER) 20-1 (8-4) Slowly away, behind, no real headway final 2f, 10th of 14, 7l behind Emperor Court (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Damascus Gold 125-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Precision Break (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
