pulled hard, chased leaders, effort and carried left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon ridden and hung right, headed last strides
chased leaders near side of group, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and carried right inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again last strides
hampered start, held up, never on terms
chased leader until 2f out, soon weakened
led until ridden edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened just inside final furlong
went badly left start, raced keenly chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, ridden and pace one inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
held up, some headway near side of group halfway, soon pushed along and weakened over 2f out
held up, headway far side of group and switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
chased leaders far side of group, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
hampered start, held up, headway under pressure near side of group 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Richard Hannon has trained two of the three previous winners but Fantom Force was well beaten over 7f at Leicester on his handicap debut and SERAPHINITE is preferred. The latter faced a tougher task when fourth at Chester on her first start handicapping and a bold bid is expected from Jamie Osborne’s filly on that evidence. Both Red Sun and Chromium ran well here on their respective latest starts and the latter is fitted with headgear today but Don't Joke took a backward step over today’s distance at Ripon last time having placed over the minimum trip before that.
Seraphinite (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Bettys Hope (8-4) at Chelmsford City 6f (2) pol in Jul.
Fantom Force (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 7 1/2l behind Making History (9-7) at Leicester 7f (5) gf in Jul.
Red Sun (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Sweating, keen, chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Man Of The Night (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Don't Joke 11-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Misty Grey (9-5) at Ripon 6f stks (4) gd in May.
Champagne Highlife (GER) 7-2 (9-3) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 18 1/2l behind Ocasio Cortez (9-0) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Chromium 50-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Twice As Likely (8-10) at Newbury 6f fll stks (4) gs in Jun.
Swiss Bond 25-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 35l behind Making History (9-7) at Leicester 7f (5) gf in Jul.
Bartat 16-1 (9-1) Chased front pair, driven over 2f out, hung left, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, beaten when eased and lost place inside final furlong, last of 4, 7 1/4l behind Probable Cause (9-12) at Lingfield 5f (5) gf in Jul.
Good Times Too 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, short of room soon after start, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Dark Optimist (9-5) at Salisbury 5f mdn stks (4) gf in May.
Birkie Queen (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 11, 18 3/4l behind Rain Cap (8-12) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gs in Jun.
