quickly away and keen, always close up, led over 3f out, clear lead over 2f out, driven and stayed on well
led, pushed along when headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and no impression 3f out, faded over 1f out
midfield on outside, switch towards near side and prominent after 2f, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear on near rail, some headway when ridden over 3f out, progress when switched left over 2f out, ran on well under pressure final furlong
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out
awkward leaving stalls, held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
keen towards rear, midfield halfway, short of room when pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong but not reach winner
Canagat came up short over a mile on his handicap bow having completed a double over 7f earlier. Yoshimi has a shout on last year’s placed efforts but so does RICH BELIEF, narrowly beaten in a higher grade handicap over track and trip in September and racing off a similar mark today. Gobi Sunset is another with something to prove over this far while Cipango and Guipure were both beaten over 1m2f last time with the latter preferred back over today’s trip. War Defender may improve now handicapping and looks best of the rest.
Canagat 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Strait Of Hormuz (8-12) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Gobi Sunset 8-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra final 50 yards, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Mischief Star (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Rich Belief 14-1 (8-7) Carried right start, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 7, 11 1/2l behind Palace Pier (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Yoshimi (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Wide early, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Highland Chief (9-7) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Jun.
Cipango 10-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Midnights Legacy (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Guipure 11-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, lost place after 1f, headway on outside over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6 3/4l behind First Impression (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Rainbow Jet (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Last to break, soon in touch on outside, lost place over 5f out, pushed along and brief effort on outside over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 36l behind Virgin Snow (9-2) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun.
High Flying Bird (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Raced towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Strait Of Hormuz (8-12) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
War Defender 22-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on nicely, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 11, 5 3/4l behind Returnofthemac (9-3) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.