led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, switched left and short lived effort well over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, held up, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced alone stand side, prominent, switched left to join main group over 2f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders 2f, no danger after
held up, headway 2f out, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble winner
always prominent, led just over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well, readily
held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on, never nearer
behind final 4f
held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never reach leaders
switched left soon after start, held up and behind, never on terms
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
In a wide-open handicap, Presto Shinko is selected over Currency, Kostar and Kodiac. There are so many in with chances here that it is difficult to be 100 per cent confident, but Presto Shinko is a tough sort who will be in there battling at the finish, that is for sure. Richard Hannon's charge is a six-furlong specialist who has hardly run a bad race all season, and in fact he has only been denied narrowly on each of his last two starts, behind Eisteddfod at Windsor and Fantasy Believer at Epsom. He will go close again, as should Currency, winner of his last two outings. Kostar is a progressive sort judged on his Haydock victory, and as he is highly unlikely to get into the Stewards' Cup, you can be sure that Clive Cox will have him primed and ready today at least. The decision to drop Kodiac back to sprint trips proved a smart move when he won well at Newmarket last month, but a slow start cost him any chance of a follow-up at Pontefract next time. That run is best forgiven, and he too has claims, along with The Crooked Ring and Bonus, but Presto Shinko sets the standard in an otherwise tricky affair, and is the pick.
Fromsong (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 8l behind The Jobber (8-8) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gd.
Presto Shinko (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Soon chased along, stayed on from over 1f out, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Fantasy Believer (9-10) at Epsom 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Bonus (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Held up behind, not clear run from well over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 1/2l behind Pinchbeck (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol.
King's Caprice 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 15, 5l behind Marshman (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Don Pele (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Raced stand side, mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 20, 7l behind Tax Free (8-0) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Desperate Dan 33-1 (9-4) Steadied start, took keen hold in mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, no extra and one pace over 1f out, 6th of 16, 4l behind The Jobber (8-8) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gd.
Kostar 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf beating Imperial Echo (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Binanti 16-1 (9-3) Led at good pace, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Cesare (9-3) at Lingfield 1m stk 0-90 (3) pol.
The Crooked Ring 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 6l behind Beckermet (8-12) at Newbury 6f lst stk (1) gf.
Who's Winning (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up, short of room approaching 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 2l behind The Jobber (8-8) at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gd.
Stage Secret (IRE) 5-1fav (9-12) Tracked leaders and keen, hampered and not clear run on bend over 5f out, lost place, not recover, 10th of 11, 11l behind Quantum Leap (8-11) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Kodiac 4-1fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, effort when not much room over 2f out, never a factor, 12th of 14, 11l behind Pieter Brueghel (9-6) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf.
Oranmore Castle (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Raced stand side, led 2f, remained prominent until weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 20, 16l behind Tax Free (8-0) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Currency 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at York 6f hcp (4) gd beating Artie (8-11) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Golden Dixie (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, switched right well inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Foley Millennium (9-6) at Warwick 5f hcp (4) gf.
Little Edward 8-1 (8-11) Led 3f, weakened from 2f out, soon behind, last of 12, 16l behind Pinchbeck (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol.
High Ridge 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 3rd of 18, 2l behind Currency (8-13) at York 6f hcp (4) gd.
